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

Oana Pellea Stars in "The Silent Escape" We were privileged to witness a deeply moving performance by Romanian stage legend Oana Pellea, who brought "The Silent Escape" to London's Shaw Theatre in front of a packed hall. Directed by Oana Pellea herself, the play is based on the harrowing experiences of visual artist and memoirist Lena Constante, written during her long and dark years in communist prisons. This was the second event in Romania’s programme at The London Book Fai

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

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

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

Space in Birmingham Centrala featuring the Circular Catalysts exhibition as part of our Hybrid Landscapes programme. With the clue being in the name Circular Catalysts is all about #collaboration. The exhibition is an initiative from Romanian Cultural Institute in London & British Council Romania and was created by UK based artists after undertaking residencies in Romania and learning from traditional craft workers, artists and the local people there. The evening was opened

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

The magic of Romanian carols and the amazing beauty of our folk costumes found their home, on Saturday, in emblematic Trafalgar Square. Hundreds of people came together to support and sing along with the first Romanian community choir made up of passionate volunteers led by pianist and conductor Cornelius Orășanu of #AllegrettoMusicAcademy. Congratulations ROconect for the brilliant initiative! Let's hope that this truly vibrant happening will become a London tradition! Photo

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