List of Romanian musicians

This is a list of musicians from Romania.

Classical

George Enescu

• Alberta Alexandrescu (1978-present), pianist and chamber musician
• Ludovic Bács (1930-), composer, conductor and instrumentalist
• George Balint (1961-), composer
• Filaret Barbu (1903–1984), composer, well known for the operetta Ana Lugojana
• Pascal Bentoiu (1927-), Modernist composer
• Tiberiu Brediceanu (1877–1968), composer and folklorist
• Nicolae Bretan (1887–1968), opera composer, also baritone, conductor and critic
• Ionel Budişteanu (1919–1996), conductor and violinist
• Eduard Caudella (1841–1924), composer, wrote the first Romanian opera, Petru Rareș
• Sergiu Celibidache ( 1912–1996 ), composer and conductor
• Nicolae Coman (1936-), composer and poet
• Paul Constantinescu (1909–1963), composer, especially of religious and vocal music, also wrote music for Romanian films
• Vladimir Cosma (born 1940), composer, conductor and violinist
• Dimitrie Cuclin (1885–1978), classical music composer, musicologist, philosopher, translator and writer
• Gheorghe Cucu (1882–1932), folklorist and composer
• Constantin Dimitrescu (1847–1928), composer of Peasant Dance
• Grigoraș Dinicu (1889–1949), composer best known for his violin showpiece Hora staccato
• Sabin Drăgoi (1894–1968), composer and folklorist, one of the pioneers of scientific gathering of Romanian folklore
• George Enescu (1881–1955), composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher
• Valentin Gheorghiu (1928-), pianist and composer
• George Grigoriu (1927–1999), composer of The Danube Waves operetta
• Mircea Hoinic (1910–1986), composer and conductor
• Ion Ivanovici (1845–1902), composer of The Danube Waves waltz
• Mihail Jora (1891–1971), "the father of Romanian ballet"; works include Intoarcerea din adâncuri and La piață
• Nicolae Kirculescu (1903–1985), composer of theatre and film music, including the theme of the television programme Teleenciclopedia
• Dumitru Georgescu Kiriac (1866–1928)
• Dinu Lipatti (1917–1950), pianist and composer
• Cristian Matei (1977-), composer
• Marcel Mihalovici (1898–1985), composer
• Marțian Negrea (1893–1973), composer, teacher and conductor
• Anton Pann (1790s–1854), wrote Romania's national anthem and music for the Orthodox Divine Liturgy
• Ionel Perlea (1900–1970), composer and conductor
• Ciprian Porumbescu (1853–1883), composer
• Theodor Rogalski (1901–1954), composer, conductor and pianist, specialising in chamber and symphonic music
• Doina Rotaru (1951-), composer of mainly orchestral and chamber works
• Constantin Silvestri (1913–1969), composer, lived in England
• Ioan Scărlătescu (1872–1922)
• Matei Socor (1908–1980), composer and musician
• Teodor Teodorescu (1876–1920), composer of the a cappella work Cucul
• Cornel Trăilescu (1926-), opera composer and conductor
• Cornel Ţăranu (1934-), composer
• Anatol Vieru (1926–1998), composer of symphonic, chamber and choral music; winner of Herder Prize in 1986
• Ion Voicu (1923–1997), violinist

Contemporary

Some of the most prominent contemporary musicians of Romania:

Avant-garde

Cafe singers

• Jean Moscopol (pre-war singer reminiscent of Carlos Gardel)
• Gică Petrescu
• Cristian Vasile

House/Dance

Electronica

Folk

Folk-rock

• Transsylvania Phoenix
• Pasărea Colibri
• Valeriu Sterian
• Zdob şi Zdub (ethno-rock band from Moldova they combine rock, hip-hop and metal music with traditional Romanian music and Roma music)

Psych-folk/world fusion

• Dorin Liviu Zaharia

Folkloric/Ethnic/World

Hip-Hop, Rap

Jazz, Acid jazz

• Anca Parghel
• Johnny Răducanu
• Aura Urziceanu
• Harry Tavitian
• Blazzaj

Pop

Inna

Activ performing in Costinești

Rock and Metal

Zdob şi Zdub

See also

• List of Romanians
• Lists of musicians
• List of Romanian composers

References