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List of Romanian musicians

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List of Romanian musicians

This is a list of musicians from Romania.

Contents

Classical

  • Alberta Alexandrescu (1978-present), pianist and chamber musician
  • Ludovic Bács (1930-), composer, conductor and instrumentalist
  • George Balint (1961-), composer
  • Filaret Barbu (1903–1984), composer, well known for the operetta Ana Lugojana
  • Pascal Bentoiu (1927-), Modernist composer
  • Tiberiu Brediceanu (1877–1968), composer and folklorist
  • Nicolae Bretan (1887–1968), opera composer, also baritone, conductor and critic
  • Ionel Budişteanu (1919–1996), conductor and violinist
  • Eduard Caudella (1841–1924), composer, wrote the first Romanian opera, Petru Rareș
  • Sergiu Celibidache ( 1912–1996 ), composer and conductor
  • Nicolae Coman (1936-), composer and poet
  • Paul Constantinescu (1909–1963), composer, especially of religious and vocal music, also wrote music for Romanian films
  • Vladimir Cosma (born 1940), composer, conductor and violinist
  • Dimitrie Cuclin (1885–1978), classical music composer, musicologist, philosopher, translator and writer
  • Gheorghe Cucu (1882–1932), folklorist and composer
  • Constantin Dimitrescu (1847–1928), composer of Peasant Dance
  • Grigoraș Dinicu (1889–1949), composer best known for his violin showpiece Hora staccato
  • Sabin Drăgoi (1894–1968), composer and folklorist, one of the pioneers of scientific gathering of Romanian folklore
  • George Enescu (1881–1955), composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher
  • Valentin Gheorghiu (1928-), pianist and composer
  • George Grigoriu (1927–1999), composer of The Danube Waves operetta
  • Mircea Hoinic (1910–1986), composer and conductor
  • Ion Ivanovici (1845–1902), composer of The Danube Waves waltz
  • Mihail Jora (1891–1971), "the father of Romanian ballet"; works include Intoarcerea din adâncuri and La piață
  • Nicolae Kirculescu (1903–1985), composer of theatre and film music, including the theme of the television programme Teleenciclopedia
  • Dumitru Georgescu Kiriac (1866–1928)
  • Dinu Lipatti (1917–1950), pianist and composer
  • Cristian Matei (1977-), composer
  • Marcel Mihalovici (1898–1985), composer
  • Marțian Negrea (1893–1973), composer, teacher and conductor
  • Anton Pann (1790s–1854), wrote Romania's national anthem and music for the Orthodox Divine Liturgy
  • Ionel Perlea (1900–1970), composer and conductor
  • Ciprian Porumbescu (1853–1883), composer
  • Theodor Rogalski (1901–1954), composer, conductor and pianist, specialising in chamber and symphonic music
  • Doina Rotaru (1951-), composer of mainly orchestral and chamber works
  • Constantin Silvestri (1913–1969), composer, lived in England
  • Ioan Scărlătescu (1872–1922)
  • Matei Socor (1908–1980), composer and musician
  • Teodor Teodorescu (1876–1920), composer of the a cappella work Cucul
  • Cornel Trăilescu (1926-), opera composer and conductor
  • Cornel Ţăranu (1934-), composer
  • Anatol Vieru (1926–1998), composer of symphonic, chamber and choral music; winner of Herder Prize in 1986
  • Ion Voicu (1923–1997), violinist

    • Contemporary

    Some of the most prominent contemporary musicians of Romania:

    Cafe singers

  • Jean Moscopol (pre-war singer reminiscent of Carlos Gardel)
  • Gică Petrescu
  • Cristian Vasile

    • Folk-rock

  • Transsylvania Phoenix
  • Pasărea Colibri
  • Valeriu Sterian
  • Zdob şi Zdub (ethno-rock band from Moldova they combine rock, hip-hop and metal music with traditional Romanian music and Roma music)

    • Psych-folk/world fusion

  • Dorin Liviu Zaharia

    • Jazz, Acid jazz

  • Anca Parghel
  • Johnny Răducanu
  • Aura Urziceanu
  • Harry Tavitian
  • Blazzaj

    • References

    List of Romanian musicians Wikipedia
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