BOGDAN ALEXANDRU COSTACHE          

ROMANIA

  • date of birth: May 18, 1992
  • studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London with Prof. Remus Azoiței and completed his studies with a Master’s degree at the Transylvania University in Brașov where he studied with Prof. Alina Nauncef;
  • was concertmaster of CEI International Youth Orchestra, guest concertmaester at the Arad Philharmonic (2016) and Concertmaster at the World Peace Philharmonic and Philharmonie der Nationen in Hamburg (2016-2018);
  • masterclasses with prestigious violinists such as Maxim Vengerov, Remus Azoiței, Liviu Prunaru, Alexandru Tomescu, Arlette Bonamy, Ilarion Ionescu-Galați, Valeriu Rogacev, Octavian Rațiu, Mihai Craioveanu.

Prizes: Remember Enescu – Grand Prize and 1st Prize, Paul Constantinescu, Jeunesses Musicales, Prize Monterosa-Kawai

Program:

First Round

Bach Adagio and Fugue from Sonata in G minor for Solo Violin

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major K. 218

Paganini Caprice No. 4

Second Round

Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major Op. 47, Kreutzer

Enescu “Ménétrier” from Impressions d’enfance Suite Op. 28

Sarasate Introduction and Tarantella Op. 43

Semifinal

Grieg Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor Op. 45

Enescu Sonata No. 3 in A minor for Violin and Piano Op. 25, “dans le caractère populaire roumain”

Milstein Paganiniana

Final

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor Op. 64