From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of musicians from
Romania.
Classical
George Enescu
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Alberta Alexandrescu (1978–present), pianist and chamber musician
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Filaret Barbu (1903–1984), composer, well known for the operetta Ana Lugojana
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Pascal Bentoiu (born 1927), Modernist composer
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Tiberiu Brediceanu (1877–1968), composer and folklorist
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Nicolae Bretan (1887–1968), opera composer, also baritone, conductor and critic
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Ionel Budișteanu (1919–1991), violinist and conductor
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Eduard Caudella (1841–1924), composer, wrote the first Romanian opera, Petru Rareș
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Sergiu Celibidache (1912–1996), composer and conductor
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Paul Constantinescu (1909–1963), composer, especially of religious and vocal music, also wrote music for Romanian films
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Vladimir Cosma (born 1940), composer, conductor and violinist
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Dimitrie Cuclin (1885–1978), classical music composer, musicologist, philosopher, translator and writer
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Constantin Dimitrescu (1847–1928), composer of Peasant Dance
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Grigoraș Dinicu (1889–1949), composer best known for his violin showpiece
Hora staccato
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Sabin Drăgoi (1894–1968), composer and folklorist, one of the pioneers of scientific gathering of Romanian folklore
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George Enescu (1881–1955), composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher
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Valentin Gheorghiu (born 1928), pianist and composer
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Ion Ivanovici (1845–1902), composer of
The Danube Waves waltz
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Mihail Jora (1891–1971), "the father of Romanian
ballet"; works include Intoarcerea din adâncuri and La piață
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Nicolae Kirculescu (1903–1985), composer of theatre and film music, including the theme of the television programme
Teleenciclopedia
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Dumitru Georgescu Kiriac (1866–1928)
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Dinu Lipatti (1917–1950), pianist and composer
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Cristian Matei (born 1977), composer
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Marcel Mihalovici (1898–1985), composer
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Anton Pann (1790s–1854), wrote Romania's national anthem and music for the Orthodox Divine Liturgy
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Ionel Perlea (1900–1970), composer and conductor
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Ciprian Porumbescu (1853–1883), composer
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Doina Rotaru (born 1951), composer of mainly orchestral and chamber works
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Constantin Silvestri (1913–1969), composer, lived in England
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Matei Socor (1908–1980), composer and musician
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Cornel Trăilescu (born 1926), opera composer and conductor
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Anatol Vieru (1926–1998), composer of symphonic, chamber and choral music; winner of Herder Prize in 1986
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Ion Voicu (1923–1997), violinist
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Teo Milea (born 1982), pianist and composer
Contemporary
Some of the most prominent contemporary musicians of Romania:
Alternative
Avant-garde
Cafe singers
House/Dance
Electronica
Folk
Psych-folk/world fusion
Folkloric/Ethnic/World
Hip-Hop, Rap
Jazz, Acid jazz
Pop
Inna
Activ performing in
Costinești
Rock and Metal
Zdob şi Zdub
See also
References