The Online Round of the Violin Section of the Enescu Competition 2022 begins with the recitals of 21 violinists from 13 countries on www.festivalenescu.ro
The Online Round of the George Enescu International Competition continues with the violin section, with 21 recitals given by young musicians from all over the world. Classical music admirers have access to all the online content of the Competition for free on www.festivalenescu.ro/en.
The George Enescu International Competition starts on Europe Day: 23 cellists from 14 countries in a recital on www.festivalenescu.ro/en
Today, May 9, begins the Online Round of the George Enescu International Competition with the Cello Section. 23 young musicians out of the 26 registered were declared eligible by complying with the conditions imposed by the rules. Access to all the online content of the Competition is free for classical music admirers on www.festivalenescu.ro/en.
Jeri Lee
SOUTH KOREA Jeri Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea on October 6, 2009. She is currently studying at the Korea National Institute for the Gifted in Arts with Prof. Kangho Lee and Jungran Lee. She performed as a soloist with the Korean Chamber Orchestra and gave four solo recitals. Jeri performed at the Seoul […]
Jisoo Kim
SOUTH KOREA Jisoo Kim was born in 2002 in Seoul, South Korea. She started to play the cello at the age of 8. She is currently studying in Germany at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar, under the guidance of Prof. Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt. She has recently received a special prize at the Unisa […]
Benjamin Kruithof
LUXEMBOURG Benjamin Kruithof was born in Luxembourg in 1999, into a family of musicians. At the age of 5 he started studying cello at the Conservatoire du Nord with Raju Vidali. In recent years Benjamin studied with Professors Mirel Iancovici (Conservatorium Maastricht), Katharina Deserno (Hfmt Köln) and Maria Kliegel (Hfmt Köln). Since 2017 he is […]
Maria-Izabela Ghergu
ROMANIA Maria-Izabela Ghergu was born on July 28, 1998, in Târgoviște, where she started to study cello at the age of 7. She continued her studies at the Dinu Lipatti National College of Arts in Bucharest under the mentorship of Ioana Stanciuc and Mircea Marian. She graduated the National University of Music Bucharest with a […]
Matthew Christakos
CANADA Matthew Christakos was born on February 10, 2000, in Ottawa, Canada. Winner of the 2019 Canada Council for the Arts Michael Measures 1st prize, Matthew is an undergraduate student of Peter Wiley and Gary Hoffman at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, after studying with Carter Brey at the same institution. He recently […]
Áron Petruș Bölöni
HUNGARY Áron Petruș Bölöni was born in Romania in an artist family and he started to play the cello at the age of 7 in Oradea. At the age of 11 he was admitted at the Bartòk Conservatory in Budapest, to the special talents class. In June 2010, he was accepted at the Liszt Ferenc […]
Aihao Zheng
CHINA Aihao Zheng was born on January 24, 1995, and started his studies at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music Middle School. He continued studying at the New England Conservatory in Boston between 2013 and 2019, where he obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Cello Performance under Paul Katz and Laurence Lesser. In 2019, he […]
Vladimir Todea
SWEDEN Vladimir Todea was born in Lund, Sweden in 1998. He is a Swedish/Romanian musician who started playing the cello at the age of 5 under the supervision of his mother. He finished his bachelor studies in Stavanger under the guidance of Ilmari Hopkins and Liv Opdal. He has also participated in masterclasses and taken […]
Over 100 young musicians registered in the George Enescu International Competition 2022
Over 100 young musicians from 32 countries are registered to participate in the 18th edition of the George Enescu International Competition, for the four dedicated sections: cello, violin, piano, and composition.
Ileana Waldenmayer
ITALY Ileana Stefania Waldenmayer was born on April 12, 1993 in Düsseldorf, into a family of musicians. She grew up in Italy, where at the age of 5, she began to study cello with Prof. Jorge Schultis in Rome. At the age of 15, she debuted as a soloist with the UNC Symphony Orchestra of […]
Sofia Blându
Sofia Blându is a 12th grade student at the National College of Arts Dinu Lipatti in Bucharest, studying with Prof. Mircea Marian. She won the Ludovic Bacs Prize – Hungarian Music Festival, 17th edition (2021), first prizes at the National Olympics of Instrumental Music, 3rd prize at the ProArt Competition in Ukraine (2016). Sofia has […]
Annie Seeun Hyung
SOUTH KOREA Korean-American cellist Annie Seeun Hyung has performed at numerous international venues, including Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts, Taipei’s National Performing Arts Center, Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and Jordan Hall. Currently, she studies with Hans Jørgen Jensen at the Northwestern University. Annie has most recently performed in collaboration with esteemed […]
Constantin Borodin
Born in Chișinău, Republic of Moldova, Constantin Borodin started to play cello at the age of 6, under the guidance of V. Komissarova and B. Savici in his hometown. After highschool graduation, Constantin moved to Bucharest and started his studies with Prof. Marin Cazacu. He actively participated in masterclasses held by renowned teachers and musicians […]
Mingchen Ma
CHINA Mingchen Ma is a cellist from Shanghai, who is pursuing his master studies with full scholarship at The Juilliard School, with Prof. Timothy Eddy. Previously, he graduated from the Colburn Conservatory of Music with a bachelor’s degree, where he studied with Clive Greensmith, Ronald Leonard and Hans Jensen. Mingchen Ma won the 1st prizes […]
