Stefan Gheorghiu (violinist)
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Ştefan Gheorghiu is a Romania
n musician, violin
ist and teacher, born in Galați
, Romania in 1926.
At 5 he starts studying the violin and at 9 becomes student of the Royal Music Academy in Bucharest
.
George Enescu
recommended him for a scholarship at the Conservatoire National de Musique de Paris, where he studied the violin with Enescu and Maurice Hewitt and musical harmony and counterpoint with Noel Gallon
.
During the war he continued studies in Bucharest with Garabet Avakian and Mihail Jora
. Gheorghiu finished his studies in Moscow, attending the violin performing art masterclasses of David Oistrakh
.
Since 1946 he was appointed concert-soloist of the State Philharmonic in Bucharest, where he performed both in symphonic concerts and in violin recitals. He was member of the Romanian Trio, together with Valentin Gheorghiu
and Radu Aldulescu. At the first edition of the George Enescu International Competition in 1958, he won the first prize for the best performance of the third sonata by Enescu, together with his brother the pianist Valentin Gheorghiu. The jury consisted of Yehudi Menuhin
, David Oistrakh, Henryk Szeryng
, André Gertler
, Nadia Boulanger
and George Georgescu
.
During his 40 years of concertistic activity, Stefan Gheorghiu played more than 2000 performances in his native country and touring in Europe, USA, Canada and Asia. Among the most important musical centers that had him as a guest were Paris, Menton, London, Manchester, Rome, Vienna, Salzburg, Locarno, Lausanne, Basel Prague, Warshaw, Berlin, Munchen, Leipzig, Moscow, Sankt Petersburg, Riga, Talin, Sofia, Athens, Tesalonik, Montreal, San Francisco, Los Angeles, St. Louis, Boston, Peking, Shanghai, Canton, Seoul. He worked together with conductors Frans Konwitschny, Constantin Silvestri
, Kyrill Kondrashin, George Georgescu, Jean Perisson, Karel Ančerl
, Rafael Kubelík
.
He made recordings for Electrecord
(the Romanian home record), Supraphon
and for other different radios across Europe. Stefan Gheorghiu made many first audition recordings of George Enescu's work: the piano quartet, the piano quintet, the chamber symphony (Grand Prix du Disque - Paris), "Impressions d'enfance", the third sonata.
His concertistic activity was doubled, starting with 1960 by the pedagogical one. He was a violin performing art professor at the National University of Music Bucharest
. His remarkable results in developing of the young artists were awarded at many international violin competitions.
The list of his students includes:
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n musician, violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist and teacher, born in Galați
Galati
Galați is a city and municipality in Romania, the capital of Galați County. Located in the historical region of Moldavia, in the close vicinity of Brăila, Galați is the largest port and sea port on the Danube River and the second largest Romanian port....
, Romania in 1926.
At 5 he starts studying the violin and at 9 becomes student of the Royal Music Academy in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
.
George Enescu
George Enescu
George Enescu was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher.-Biography:Enescu was born in the village of Liveni , Dorohoi County at the time, today Botoşani County. He showed musical talent from early in his childhood. A child prodigy, Enescu created his first musical...
recommended him for a scholarship at the Conservatoire National de Musique de Paris, where he studied the violin with Enescu and Maurice Hewitt and musical harmony and counterpoint with Noel Gallon
Noël Gallon
Noël Gallon was a French composer and music educator. His compositional output includes several choral works and vocal art songs, 10 preludes, a Toccata for piano, a Sonata for flute and bassoon, a Fantasy for piano and orchestra, an Orchestral Suite, and the lyrical drama Paysans et Soldats...
.
During the war he continued studies in Bucharest with Garabet Avakian and Mihail Jora
Mihail Jora
Mihail Jora was a Romanian composer, pianist, and conductor.Jora studied in Leipzig with Robert Teichmüller. From 1929 to 1962 he was a professor at the conservatoire of Bucharest. He worked 1928 to 1933 as a director/conductor of the Broadcasting Orchestra in Bucharest...
. Gheorghiu finished his studies in Moscow, attending the violin performing art masterclasses of David Oistrakh
David Oistrakh
David Fyodorovich Oistrakh , , David Fiodorović Ojstrakh, ; – October 24, 1974, was a Soviet violinist....
.
Since 1946 he was appointed concert-soloist of the State Philharmonic in Bucharest, where he performed both in symphonic concerts and in violin recitals. He was member of the Romanian Trio, together with Valentin Gheorghiu
Valentin Gheorghiu
Valentin Gheorghiu is a Romanian classical pianist and composer.-Biography:Gheorghiu was born in Galaţi, Romania in 1928. He was first a pupil of Constanţa Erbiceanu at the Bucharest Academy of Music and then of Lazare Lévy at the Conservatoire National de Musique in Paris, France...
and Radu Aldulescu. At the first edition of the George Enescu International Competition in 1958, he won the first prize for the best performance of the third sonata by Enescu, together with his brother the pianist Valentin Gheorghiu. The jury consisted of Yehudi Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE was a Russian Jewish American violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom. He was born to Russian Jewish parents in the United States, but became a citizen of Switzerland in 1970, and of the United Kingdom in 1985...
, David Oistrakh, Henryk Szeryng
Henryk Szeryng
Henryk Szeryng was a Polish violinist.-Early years:He was born in Żelazowa Wola, Poland on 22 September 1918 into a wealthy family....
, André Gertler
André Gertler
André Gertler was a classical violinist and teacher.Born in Budapest, Hungary, he fled the country under the Nazis. He was a teacher at the Royal Conservatory of Music, in Brussels, Belgium....
, Nadia Boulanger
Nadia Boulanger
Nadia Boulanger was a French composer, conductor and teacher who taught many composers and performers of the 20th century.From a musical family, she achieved early honours as a student at the Paris Conservatoire, but believing that her talent as a composer was inferior to that of her younger...
and George Georgescu
George Georgescu
George Georgescu was a Romanian conductor. The moving force behind the Bucharest Philharmonic Orchestra for decades beginning shortly after World War I, a protégé of Artur Nikisch and a close associate of George Enescu, he received honors from the French and communist Romanian governments and...
.
During his 40 years of concertistic activity, Stefan Gheorghiu played more than 2000 performances in his native country and touring in Europe, USA, Canada and Asia. Among the most important musical centers that had him as a guest were Paris, Menton, London, Manchester, Rome, Vienna, Salzburg, Locarno, Lausanne, Basel Prague, Warshaw, Berlin, Munchen, Leipzig, Moscow, Sankt Petersburg, Riga, Talin, Sofia, Athens, Tesalonik, Montreal, San Francisco, Los Angeles, St. Louis, Boston, Peking, Shanghai, Canton, Seoul. He worked together with conductors Frans Konwitschny, Constantin Silvestri
Constantin Silvestri
-Early life:Silvestri, born of Austro-Italian-Romanian stock, was brought up on his own by his mother, his father dying from alcoholism and his stepfather dying when the boy was 16. He had learnt how to play the piano and organ before the age of 6. He played the piano in public at 10 and was a...
, Kyrill Kondrashin, George Georgescu, Jean Perisson, Karel Ančerl
Karel Ancerl
Karel Ančerl , was a Czech conductor, known for his performances of contemporary music and for his interpretations of music by Czech composers...
, Rafael Kubelík
Rafael Kubelík
Rafael Jeroným Kubelík was a Czech conductor and composer.-Early life:Kubelík was born in Býchory, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary, today's Czech Republic. He was the sixth child of the Bohemian violinist Jan Kubelík, whom the younger Kubelík described as "a kind of god to me." His mother was a Hungarian...
.
He made recordings for Electrecord
Electrecord
Electrecord is a Romanian record label founded in 1932. It served as the only record label in Communist Romania. It was then transformed into the national recording company, following the centralization-oriented socialist doctrine...
(the Romanian home record), Supraphon
Supraphon
Supraphon Music Publishing is a Czech record label, it is oriented mainly towards publishing classical music, with an emphasis on Czech and Slovak composers.- History :...
and for other different radios across Europe. Stefan Gheorghiu made many first audition recordings of George Enescu's work: the piano quartet, the piano quintet, the chamber symphony (Grand Prix du Disque - Paris), "Impressions d'enfance", the third sonata.
His concertistic activity was doubled, starting with 1960 by the pedagogical one. He was a violin performing art professor at the National University of Music Bucharest
National University of Music Bucharest
The National University of Music Bucharest is a university-level school of music located in Bucharest, Romania. Established as a school of music in 1863 and reorganized as an academy in 1931, it has functioned as a public university since 2001...
. His remarkable results in developing of the young artists were awarded at many international violin competitions.
The list of his students includes:
- Cristina Anghelescu
- Cosmin Bănică
- Corina BelceaCorina BelceaCorina Belcea-Fisher is a Romanian violinist, who studied and works in Britain.-Biography:She started violin lessons at the age of six. Her teachers in Romania...
- Liviu Câsleanu
- Clara Cernat
- Lenuta Ciulei
- Florin Croitoru
- Gabriel Croitoru
- Angèle DubeauAngèle DubeauAngèle Dubeau, CM, CQ is a Québécoise violinist.Dubeau is a graduate and First Prize winner of the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal. She studied at the Juilliard School of Music with Dorothy DeLay and later went to Romania to work with Ştefan Gheorghiu...
- Christophe Giovaninetti
- Ladislaw Horvath
- Radu Iancovici
- Gabriela Ijac
- Rodica Iosub
- Florin Ionescu-Galaţi
- Silvia MarcoviciSilvia MarcoviciSilvia Marcovici is a Romanian classical violinist.Born in Bacău, Romania, she studied at the Conservatory in Bucharest. Her international debut was at the age of sixteen when she performed in The Hague under Bruno Maderna...
- Mihaela Martin
- Irina Mureşanu
- Adrian Nemţeanu
- Vladimir Nemţeanu
- Adelina Oprean
- Florin Paul
- Ioana Petcu-ColanIoana Petcu-ColanIoana Petcu-Colan is an Irish violinist of Romanian origin, currently living in Barcelona, Spain.-Biography:Ioana Petcu-Colan, born in January 1978 in Cork, Ireland is the daughter of Adrian Petcu and of Ruxandra Colan-Petcu, both her parents being musicians...
- Andrei Roşianu
- Constantin Şerban
- Magdalena Sârbu
- Mariana Sârbu
- Alexandru Tomescu
- Dan Claudiu Vornicelu