Alexandru-Ștefan Murariu
Alexandru-Ștefan Murariu graduated the Gheorghe Dima Music Academy from Cluj-Napoca, in the composition class of Maestro Adrian Pop. He is the laureate of the Liviu Comes, Alexandru Zirra, Ștefan Niculescu national competitions and won the 1st prize at the chamber music section with his work entitled „El Nino”, in 2014 at the George Enescu International […]
Junghoon Nam
Junghoon Nam is a composer of contemporary classical music, born in Daegu, South Korea in 1992. He studied composition with Einsil Kwon at the Keimyung University (bachelor) in Korea. Currently he is studying with Isabel Mundry in Hochschule für Musik und Theater München(master) in German.
Interview with pianist Daria Parkhomenko, winner of the Enescu Competition 2018: ”Rachmaninoff’s music is very warm, it speaks from heart to heart”
Russian pianist – Daria Parkhomenko has been awarded the first prize at the piano section after an exquisite final round where she, alongside the other finalists (Daumants Liepins from Latvia, the winner of the second prize and Alexander Panfilov from Russia – winner of the third prize) performed accompanied by the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra […]
Alexandru-Ștefan Murariu and Junghoon Nam win the Composition Section of the Enescu Competition 2018
Alexandru-Ștefan Murariu from Romania is the winner of the Composition Section of the Enescu Competition 2018, Symphonic Music category, with the piece entitled “Concert pour clarinette et orchestre”, and Junghoon Nam from South Korea was awarded the prize for the Chamber Music category, with the piece “ Scattering for string quartet”. A total number of […]
Daria Parkhomenko won the first prize at the 2018 Enescu Competition – Piano Section
The “George Enescu” 2018 Competition has come to an end. Daria Parkhomenko is the winner of the Piano Section. A Romanian and a Korean won the Composition Section. Daria Parkhomenko (Russia, 27 years old) won the 2018 Enescu Competition, the Piano Section, with the Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor op. 30 by Serghei […]
An evening with Rachmaninoff: Alexander Panfilov, Daria Parkhomenko and Daumants LiepinŠ qualified for the Piano Final of Enescu Competition 2018
Alexander Panfilov (Russia), Daria Parkhomenko (Russia) și Daumants LiepinŠ (Latvia) qualified for the Final of the Piano Section at the George Enescu International Competition 2018. The results were announced on Friday evening by the specialized jury consisting of Philippe Entremont (President of the Jury), Hyoung-Joon Chang, Dan Atanasiu, Dana Borșan, Andrei Pisarev, Pascal Rogé, Peter […]
The Semifinal – Piano Section – of the Enescu Competition 2018 is starting tomorrow, the 21st of September
Three young musicians from Russia, two from Romania and one each from China, Japan, Latvia and Kazakhstan follow their dreams of becoming great musicians in the Enescu Competition 2018. They perform recitals on the stage of the Romanian Athenaeum in the Second Round of the Enescu Competition – the Piano Section, starting at 09:00 in […]
Nine musicians qualified to the Semifinal of the Piano Section at the Enescu Competition 2018
Three young musicians from Russia, two from Romania and one each from China, Japan, Latvia and Kazakhstan qualified to the Semifinal of the Piano Section at the “George Enescu” International Competition 2018. The results were announced on Wednesday evening by the specialized jury. The Second Round of the “George Enescu” International Competition 2018, Piano Section, […]
President of the “George Enescu” International Competition only awarded the second and third prizes in the Violin Section
The First Prize was not awarded at this edition. Vikram Sedona (Italy, 18 years old) is the winner of the second prize in the Violin Section of the “George Enescu” International Competition, 2018 edition. The third place was occupied by Giuseppe Gibboni (Italy, 17 years old). The third finalist, Ukrainian Orest Smovzh (27 years old) received […]
The Second Round of the Piano Section – Enescu Competition 2018 – starting tomorrow, the 18th of September
16 young pianists from Romania, Russia, South Korea, China, Japan, Latvia and Kazahstan follow their dreams of becoming great musicians in the Enescu Competition 2018. They perform recitals on the stage of the Romanian Athenaeum in the Second Round of the Enescu Competition – the Piano Section, starting tomorrow 17:00. Except for Round I, all […]
16 young musicians from Romania, Russia, South Korea, China, Japan, Latvia and Kazakhstan qualified to the Second round of the Piano Section at the Enescu Competition 2018
Six young musicians from Romania, four from Russia, two from South Korea and one each from China, Japan, Latvia and Kazakhstan qualified to the Second round of the Piano Section at the Enescu Competition 2018 as the specialized jury announced on Sunday evening. The first round of the “George Enescu” International Competition 2018, Piano Section […]
Giuseppe Gibboni and Vikram Sedona from Italy, and Orest Smovzh from Ukraine qualified for the Violin Final of the Enescu Competition 2018
The specialized jury decided on Saturday evening the three musicians qualified for the Violin Final. Giuseppe Gibboni (Italy), Vikram Sedona (Italy) și Orest Smovzh (Ukraine) will enchant the public on Monday, September 17, în the final, with Paganini Violin Concerto No.1, Brahms Violin Concerto in D major op.77 and Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major […]
The 2018 George Enescu Cello Competition: a Premiere in the Final Round and the New Best Cellist of This Prestigious Event, Marcel Johannes Kits (Estonia)
For the first time in the history of the George Enescu International Competition, the jury of the cello section (led by its president, Lithuanian cellist and conductor David Geringas) decided to send not three, as it was habitual, but four musicians in the finals, out of the 57 competitors in this section. The reason for […]
Interview with cellist Raphael Wallfisch: “It is extraordinary we can remember George Enescu’s legacy through this competition”
The first recital at the Enescu Competition 2018 brought on the stage of the Bucharest Athenaeum two exceptional, charming British musicians, sharing a 36 years successful partnership. One of them, the renowned cellist Raphael Wallfisch was present in Bucharest as a member of the specialized jury of the Cello Section of the Enescu Competition 2018, […]
The Semifinal – Violin Section – of the Enescu Competition 2018 is starting tomorrow, the 15th of September
Eight young violonists from South Korea, Great Britain, Italy, Ukraine, Turkey, Japan and Republic of Moldova follow their dreams of becoming great musicians in the Enescu Competition 2018. They perform recitals on the stage of the Romanian Athenaeum in the Second Round of the Enescu Competition – the Violin Section, starting at 10:00 in the […]
Eight young musicians from South Korea, Great Britain, Italy, Ukraine, Turkey, Republic of Moldova and Japan qualified to the Semifinal of the Violin Section in the Enescu Competition 2018
Two musicians from Italy and one from South Korea, Great Britain, Ukraine, Turkey, Republic of Moldova and Japan qualified to the Semifinal of the Violin Section at the “George Enescu” International Competition 2018. The results were announced on Thursday evening by the specialized jury. The Second Round of the “George Enescu” International Competition 2018, Violin […]
