Masterfully Presented by Soprano Mădălina Stan and Pianist Lidia Butnariu On Tuesday evening, the Romanian Cultural Institute in London had the pleasure of welcoming two distinguished Romanian musicians to Belgravia– soprano Madalina Stan and pianist Lidia Butnariu. They presented a thrilling programme of arias and lieder by Mozart, Puccini, Verdi, Debussy, and celebrated Romanian composers Enescu, Dendrino, and Calin Huma. We are grateful to H.E. Laura Popescu , the Ambass

Bucharest National Opera House in the Enescu Concerts Series Thu 04 Apr | Romanian Cultural Institute Standing ovations from a sold-out hall last night for soprano Iulia Isaev, tenor Alin Stoica and pianist Liana Mares! It was a dream recital featuring unique, internationally acclaimed Romanian voices organised within our Enescu Concerts Series in partnership with Opera Națională București / Romanian National Opera in Bucharest. The concert took place in the presence of Maes

Joins The Academy of St Martin in the Fields in an Unmissable Concert Pianist Alexandra Dariescu is one of Romania’s brightest stars. We were thrilled to host the launch of her 9th album at The Romanian Cultural Institute in London. Born in Iasi, Alexandra Dariescu is a classical concert pianist, educator, mentor and producer. In recent years, she performed on the world’s most prestigious stages, from Albert Hall, Wigmore and Carnegie Hall to Concertgebouw and Musikverein, a

A symposium and piano recital celebrating the legacy of Paul Celan, 105 years after his birth. The Romanian Cultural Institute in London dedicated an entire day of events to the multifaceted, exceptional, and tragic personality of Romanian-born, internationally acclaimed French poet of the German language, Paul Celan , and his profound influence on contemporary art. The series of events, which included a symposium, a roundtable discussion, a piano recital, and a private view

A chamber concert at the Romanian Cultural Institute in the Enescu Concerts Series Thu 06 Mar We celebrated the much-awaited coming of spring with a classical music recital featuring two internationally acclaimed musicians, flautist Matei Ioachimescu and pianist Mara Dobresco. We are grateful to our ever-growing public for joining us once again and for their enthusiastic response to the excellent programme presented by the musicians, which included Fauré's Fantaisie

to Inaugurate the 2025 Enescu Concerts Series Stellar performance by Oculi Ensemble at Romanian Cultural Institute in London to kick off our 2025 Enescu Concert Series! We were thrilled to welcome Charlotte Scott and Emma Parker - violin, Sascha Bota - viola, Nathaniel Boyd & Tim Posner – cello, who performed majestically works by George Enescu, Franz Schubert and Maria Moraru. The Enescu Concerts Series is the most extensive and most successful programme of the Romania

Art and music festival in support of the PRO PATRIMONIO and ADEPT Foundations The Romanian Cultural Institute in London was thrilled to support Fundatia Adept Transilvania to mark its 20th anniversary. The ADEPT Foundation works to preserve Romania’s astonishing biodiversity and rural development. The charity’s journey started over two decades ago as they realised the ‘high nature value landscapes’ of Transylvania and the small rural communities that shaped them over the cent

An event in celebration of Romania's National Culture Day RCI London hosted an unforgettable evening revisiting the history and charm of interwar Bucharest, in celebration of Romania's National Culture Day. ✨The event featured the Private View of the "Bucharest: Moving Maps" 🎞️ exhibition, organized in partnership with the Museum of Bucharest/ Muzeul Municipiului Bucureşti - Palatul Suțu, and a heart-warming 🎵concert of Romanian interwar music featuring the iconic melodies

in Concert for the National Day of Romania An incredible evening of music from Teodora Brody's album "Rhapsody" Sat 30 Nov | LSO St Luke's, Jerwood Hall To mark Romania’s special day, Romanian Cultural Institute in London presented “RHAPSODY”, an incredible evening of music featuring Romanian visionary jazz singer Teodora Brody and the acclaimed London Symphony Orchestra . The concert was held at LSO St Luke’s in front of a full house. Conducted by Robert Ziegler, London S

with live accompaniment and Q&A This surreal, captivating Romanian animated tale accompanied by music from the internationally renowned...

The virtuoso pianist Cătălin Răducanu opened our Enescu 2024 concert series with an eclectic project that brought together classical music, jazz and popular songs. The program included works for piano by Chopin, Debussy, Dan Dediu and George Enescu, alongside the cimbalom arrangement of Gnossienne no. 1 by Erik Satie, works by Toni Iordache and Ciprian Porumbescu. An artist, a piano, and a dulcimer - Classical, Jazz, Folklore is a Pro Contemporania production in partnership w

LIFE & LOVE, a performance of poetry and live music by actor Vlad Ivanov and musician Lucian Maxim, marked the National Culture Day of Romania at the Romanian Cultural Institute in London. On a bitterly cold day, we were delighted to welcome a whole house of people of all ages and backgrounds. Vlad Ivanov - who played in over 50 roles in award-winning films such as Cristian Mungiu’s 4,3,2 - delighted the audience with some of the best-known poems in Romania’s literature and s

Soprano Teodora Gheorghiu and pianist Cristian Sandrin in concert for the National Day of Romania. We are thrilled to welcome soprano Teodora Gheorghiu, “undoubtedly one of the greatest sopranos of her generation” (Fanfare) for our much-awaited, traditional gala recital dedicated to the National Day of Romania. Teodora will be accompanied by versatile British-Romanian pianist Cristian Sandrin. The programme will include famous duets by Mozart and Leher, evergreen arias by Ver

Celebrate Composer George Enescu The Romanian Cultural Institute and the Romanian Embassy in London are delighted to present virtuoso violinist Alexandru Tomescu and acclaimed pianist Sînziana Mircea in an extraordinary concert, which continues our Enescu Concerts Series. The West University of Timișoara is supporting the event, “Remember Enescu” Cultural Foundation and Art in Conversation. The concert is part of the international tour Remember Enescu, which celebrates Timișo

Gabriel Croitoru Plays Enescu’s Guarneri del Gesu Violin The brand-new season of “The Enescu Concerts Series” has kicked off with a recital by two internationally acclaimed musicians: violinist Gabriel Croitoru and pianist Horia Mihail. To make it memorable, Enescu’s very own violin, Guarneri del Gesu, was brought to London for the concert. The violin was built in 1730, and it has been nicknamed “the cathedral” due to its imposing sonority. “The Enescu Concerts Series” is the

A creative project by artist and music producer Nico de Transylvania We are proud to team up with artist and music producer Nico de Transilvania, Endangered Landscapes Programme and The Arts, Science and Conservation Programme at Cambridge Conservation Initiative to present an event which explores the role of the arts in landscape restoration. The event will include a presentation from the artist alongside her film and music. Combining traditional Romanian songs and instrumen