Registrations have started for the 2024 George Enescu International Competition
Young musicians from around the world are invited to apply for the four sections of the Competition: cello, violin, piano, and composition. The most important classical music competition in Romania and one of the most significant globally is now accepting entries for its 19th edition, scheduled to take place from August 31 to September 29, […]
Kristóf Baráti and Timothy Ridout will perform alongside the Camerata Salzburg at the Romanian Athenaeum on September 19th
Last-minute change in the Enescu Festival lineup: Hungarian violinist Kristóf Baráti and British violist Timothy Ridout will take the stage at the Romanian Athenaeum on Tuesday, September 19th, in a concert performed alongside the Camerata Salzburg, conducted by Gregory Ahss. Initially announced with Dutch violinist Janine Jansen, the concert will feature the following program: Haydn […]
Enescu Festival across the country: Six cities in Romania will host concerts from the program of the George Enescu International Festival
The spirit of generosity through music will travel to six cities across the country as part of this year’s edition of the George Enescu International Festival. Concerts and recitals from the festival’s program taking place in Bucharest will delight audiences in Cluj-Napoca, Iasi, Timisoara, Sibiu, Bacau, and Lugoj, providing them with the opportunity to listen […]
Nocturnal Performances Amidst Bucharest’s Nighttime Beauty: Midnight Concert Series at the George Enescu International Festival
From Renaissance and Baroque music to traditional Georgian folklore and moments of improvisation: This year’s edition of the George Enescu International Festival’s Midnight Concert Series introduces 11 must-see recital proposals on the stage of the Romanian Athenaeum. The nocturnal concerts are scheduled on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, from 22:30, between September 1 and September 23, […]
Great Orchestras of the World Series: 16 Prestigious Orchestras Take the Stage at the George Enescu International Festival This Year
The Great Orchestras of the World Series at the George Enescu International Festival brings exceptional concerts to the stage of the Palace Hall, performed by some of the most prestigious orchestras în the world. Thirteen foreign orchestras and three Romanian orchestras will present a total of 29 concerts in this Series, from August 27 to […]
Pianist Alexandra Segal (Israel) wins the 1st prize in the Piano Section of the George Enescu International Competition 2022
The most interesting compositions were awarded in the gala that marks the end of a memorable edition of the Competition Alexandra Segal, representing Israel, won the 2022 George Enescu International Competition, Piano Section, after a Final in which she performed Concerto no. 3 in C major Op. 26 by Sergei Prokofiev. The II and III […]
Israel, Romania and Hong Kong (China) represented in the Piano Final of the George Enescu International Competition 2022
Memorable Final of the Competition on September 18, with three concerts by Prokofiev, Beethoven and Schumann The three finalists of the Piano Section of the George Enescu Competition 2022 were decided on Friday evening by the expert jury, in the presence of the artistic director of the International George Enescu Competition and Festival, conductor Cristian […]
Romanian violinist Maria Marica wins the 2022 George Enescu International Competition Violin Section Final after a concert crowned by applause
Maria Marica, age 24, won the 2022 George Enescu International Competition Violin Section after a Final in which she performed the Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 by Johannes Brahms. The violinist also received a special award from the IMK Vienna Association, represented by jury member Igor Petrushevski: a concert as a soloist with […]
Two Romanians and a French contestant take the stage at the Romanian Athenaeum in the Final of the Violin Section of the George Enescu International Competition 2022, with works by Brahms and Tchaikovsky
The three finalists of the Violin Section of the George Enescu Competition 2022 were announced this evening, following the Semifinals that took place on September 10 and 11. In the Final on September 13, two music masterpieces, two of the most loved and appreciated violin concertos of all time, composed by Brahms and Tchaikovsky, will […]
Benjamin Kruithof of Luxembourg wins the 2022 George Enescu International Competition Final, Cello Section, to thunderous applause
Benjamin Kruithof won the 2022 George Enescu International Competition, Cello Section, after a Final in which he performed the Cello Concerto in B minor Op. 104 by Dvořák. The Cello Final of the Enescu Competition took place on Thursday, September 8, at the Romanian Athenaeum. Constantin Borodin (Republic of Moldova/Romania) was in second place, followed […]
Three young musicians from the Republic of Moldova/Romania, Luxembourg and Germany have qualified for the Final of the Cello Section of the George Enescu International Competition 2022
Dvořák and the Symphonie Concertante by George Enescu will be heard on the stage of the Romanian Athenaeum in the Final concerts The three finalists of the Cello Section of the George Enescu Competition 2022 have been decided. The young musicians will perform works by Antonin Dvořák and George Enescu in the three concerts of […]
Artists from all over the world come to Bucharest to rekindle hope through music: the 18th edition of the George Enescu International Competition begins
The George Enescu International Competition takes place between September 4 and 18 in Bucharest. 64 years after its establishment, the event has an online-offline hybrid edition, in which the contestants enter the concert hall directly in the Semi-Finals. The public has free access to the semi-finals of the competition and based on a ticket or […]
Music of Hope
What differentiates the music we embrace from other ways of entertainment is found in its’ ability to elevate our souls and challenge our minds. Often times the classical music genre has been criticized for being too sophisticated thus harder to reach a general audience. I say quite the contrary. Our society today needs sophisticated artists […]
To Serve as a Mentor – George Enescu and the Youth
Could George Enescu really have signed a “marriage of reason”1 with the violin, as he claimed at a certain point in his memoirs written by Bernard Gavoty, to which he consented exclusively in order to ensure his material security? The question is rhetorical, of course, because the rare gigantism and exhausting intensity that distinguished his […]
Successful stories of the Enescu Competition laureates
Composer Sebastian Androne-Nakanishi Appreciated by international juries, audiences and critics for his impeccable technique, his expressive and sophisticated musical style, both harmonically and melodically, Sebastian Androne-Nakanishi (born 1989) is an interesting, original artist, always searching for the philosophical layers of music. He studied with Dan Dediu at the National University of Music in Bucharest, […]
AINARS RUBIKIS
Conductor Latvian-born, Ainars Rubikis came to international attention as winner of the 2010 Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition. The following year, he was recipient of the second Nestlé and Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award and subsequently conducted the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester at the Salzburger Festspiele. From 2018 to 2022, Ainars served as Music Director of the […]
