A Romanian Musical Adventure

The first London festival
of Romanian composers

Produced by pianist Anda Anastasescu and The London Schubert Players

Twenty UK and Two World Premières

Works (1902 – 2005) by Enescu, Silvestri, Lipatti, Bentoiu, Vieru, Andricu, Ciortea, Rogalski, Basacopol, Odagescu, Spinu, Dinescu, Popovici, Herea and Miereanu.

15 November 2005

Romanian Institute, 1 Belgrave Square SW1, 7pm

Selected orchestral and chamber music works by 10 Romanian composers.

Reception with traditional food.

10 December 2005

St Peter’s, Notting Hill at 4pm and 5pm

Marius Herea Overture: Vlad, Prince of Wallachia – the real Dracula
Luminita Spinu Pictures from the Carpathians
Irina Odagescu Youth everlasting and Life without End for narrator and orchestra
Doru Popovici Princess Lupu’s Song and Wallachian Dance
Narrator Angela Rippon
Conductor Florin Totan

10 December 2005

St Martin-in-the-Fields, 7.30pm

Romanian Christmas Carols
Conductor John Landor

30 December 2005

Wigmore Hall, 7.30pm

Piano Recital: Anda Anastasescu
Silvestri Sonata quasi una fantasia Op. 19 No. 2
Beethoven Sonata Op 31 No. 2 The Tempest
Silvestri Chants nostalgiques
Enescu Suite Op. 10 Des cloches sonores
Chopin Grandes Valses Brillantes Op. 34 No. 3 and No. 1 Valse Op. posth in E minor
Scherzo No. 1

26 January 2006

Romanian Institute, 1 Belgrave Square SW1 at 7pm

Silvestri String Quartet
Pascal Bentoiu String Quartet
Enescu Aria and Scherzino
Tudor Ciortea Piano Quintet

18 February 2006

Purcell Room at 7.30pm

Saint-Saëns Septet for Piano, Trumpet and Strings
Anatol Vieru Clarinet Quintet
Vieru Eratosthenes’ Sieve for String Quartet, Piano, Clarinet
Enescu Octet for Strings
Conductor Hu Kun
Piano Anda Anastasescu and Andrei Vieru
Clarinet Nicholas Carpenter
Trumpet Ciprian Ilie

A Romanian Musical Adventure is supported by the London Schubert Players Trust, Romanian Ministry for Foreign Affairs/DRRP, Romanian Embassy and Romanian Cultural Centre in London. Project Director Ionela Flood.

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