Mihai Damian is a graduate of the National Academy of Music “Gheorghe Dima” in Cluj-Napoca, specializing in Conducting, and is currently a student at the same institution, specializing in Singing, class lect. univ. dr. Cristian Hodrea and prof. univ. dr. habil. Iulia Suciu. 

He obtained outstanding results, among which we mention: 1st Prize at the International Mozart Interpretation Competition (Romania), Grand Prize and 1st Prize of Excellence at the National Singing Competition Revelation of Voices (Romania), 3rd Prize at the National Interpretation and Composition Competition Paul Constantinescu (Romania), 1st Prize at the International Interpretation Competition Nouvelles Etoiles (France).

During his training period, he participated in various masterclasses with established artists such as Karola Theill (Germany), Vlad Iftinca (Romania), Roland Börger (Chile), Patrick Russil (UK), Cristian Hodrea (Romania) and Veronica Anușca (Romania).

Since 2019 he has been working as a baritone in the “Transylvania” State Philharmonic in Cluj-Napoca, collaborating over the years with world-renowned conductors such as Lawrence Foster (USA), Sascha Goetzel (Austria), David Crescenzi (Italy), Mihnea Ignat (Romania), Cristian Spătaru (Republic of Moldova), Stefan Novak (Romania), Roland Börger (Chile) and Cornel Groza (Romania), both as a soloist and as an opera artist. 

He debuted with the role of the baritone in Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana with the “Dinu Lipatti” State Philharmonic on 26th of May 2022, with resounding success.