A Unique Promenade Opera Experience One queen. One hour. One unforgettable evening. A spectacular venue brought to life by music. Last week, our grand building in 1 Belgrave Square, once again, became the residence of the Romanian Royal Family as we continued to celebrate in style Queen Marie of Romania 150 Season! This time, it was immersive, promenade contemporary opera at its best! With stunning voices, period costumes straight from the Royal Shakespeare Company and gifted

European Poetry Festival Thu 03 Jul | Norwich This summer, Romania-based Moldovan-Bulgarian poet Lena Chilari makes her UK stage debut at the 8th edition of the European Poetry Festival. Lena Chilari , a Romania-based Moldovan-Bulgarian spoken word artist and performer, took to the stage in Norwich and Liverpool, for this year’s European Poetry Festival (EPF), delivering powerful bilingual performances in front of full-house audiences. At the beautif

A Theatrical Homage to Queen Marie of Romania by and with Liana Ceterchi Our dedicated programme to the 150th birth anniversary of Queen Marie of Romania kicked off, with “ 1919: A Royal Mission ” , a compelling one-woman show conceived, directed, and presented by the celebrated actress and director Liana Ceterchi . 1919: A Royal Mission By and with Liana Ceterchi Adaptation based on "Later Chapters of My Life: A Lost Memoir of Queen Marie of Romania” by Diana Mandache Perfor

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

International Theatre Day Outstanding triumph of our premiere dedicated to World Theatre Day ! A "Bold Prima Donna / Cântăreața cheală , " brought to the contemporary stage by the skilled vision of director Ema Nicola , celebrated 75 years since this Ionescian masterpiece's debut at Théâtre des Noctambules in Paris. Director Aura Woodward warmly opened the event, welcoming everyone at Romania's house in London and thanking Ambassador Laura Popescu for her presence and supp

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

Premiers at The Cockpit Theatre We are pleased to announce that between March 14-17, ICR London organized, in collaboration with the Kinth Square theatre company , the British premiere of the play “ Dad is not my friend ” by Grace Spencer (Inna Cebotari) , directed by Sava Cebotari , at The Cockpit Theatre in London, one of the most important theatre stages for the fringe category. The play represents the dramatic debut of actress Inna Cebotari (Grace Spencer). The event mar

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

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

at Hotbed Theatre Festival Cambridge Presenting new Romanian drama in English! Sun 21 Jul | Cambridge Junction Alina Nelega 's "Traffic Jam", translated by Jozefina Komporaly was presented to an enthusiastic Cambridge Junction audience under the direction of Paul Bourne of Menagerie Theatre Company with the help of a dynamic cast of six highly talented actresses: Afia Abusham, Vanessa Akerman, Bethany O'Halloran, Cassandra Hercules, Catherine Walston and Susanna Wolff. We r