A graduate of the percussion department at the “Gheorghe Dima” Music Academy in Cluj-Napoca (2008), under the guidance of professors Grigore Pop and Nicolae Coman, Bogdan Pop has collaborated with over 15 Romanian symphony orchestras and operas since his adolescence, under the baton of prestigious conductors such as Cristian Măcelaru, Cristian Mandeal, Lawrence Foster, Leo Hussain, James Gaffigan, Julien Salemkour or Keri-Lynn Wilson. From 2013 to 2021 he was principal percussionist and substitute timpanist at the Bucharest National Opera, and since 2021 he has been principal timpanist at the “George Enescu” Philharmonic in Bucharest.