Concertul Societatii Muzicale in onoarea ES Doamna Boutheina Labidi, cu ocazia incheierii misiunii sale ca Ambasador al Republicii Tunisiene in Romania, deschis de recitalul ES Doamna Michele Ramis, Ambasadoarea Franteti in Romania
Sambata, 28 iulie 2018, ora 17.00 la neoBohema Art & Social Lab din mansarda Palatului Universul
Interpreti:
- Michele Ramis (pian)
- Iulian Ochescu (pian)
- Octavian Lup (violoncel)
Program:
- Fauré – Après un Rêve op. 7, no. 1
- Brahms – Klavierstücke op. 118
- Schubert – Arpeggione sonata D. 821
- Enescu – Pavane op. 10
- Hindemith – Sonata for cello solo op. 25, no. 3
Octavian Lup is one of the most brilliant cellists of his generation, being one of the top Romanian soloists who managed to establish themselves on the most important national and international stages. He played as a soloist with all important philharmonics in Romania, including „George Enescu” Philharmonic from Bucharest. Laureate of many competitions in Romania and abroad, Octavian Lup has performed on four continents of the world, along with big names in the field of classical music as: Pinchas Zukerman, Cristian Macelaru, Alexandru Tomescu, Belcea quartet, David Garett etc. He graduated the Bucharest National Music University in the class of the renowned teacher Marin Cazacu and continued his studies at Conservatoire National Superieur in Paris under the guidance of Roland Pidoux and Xavier Phillips. In addition, he followed the courses of the most prestigious cello academy in the world – Kronberg Academy in Germany, where he worked with Frans Helmerson and Gary Hoffman. Since 2019 he has a doctorate in music and is part of the Bucharest National Opera orchestra, in parallel with his solo and pedagogical activity as a teacher at “Gheorghe Dima” National Music Academy. He is also attracted to the art of conducting, being the conductor of the New Hope orchestra, conceived in 2019. Prizes won:
First prize and the grand prize at all national cello competitions between 2001-2007; The winner of the national „Eurovision Young Musicians” in 2004, Lucern, Switzerland; The grand prize at the „George Georgescu” international competition Tulcea; The grand prize at the „W.A.Mozart” national competition, Târgoviște; Second prize at the „David Popper” international competition, Hungary; The grand prize at the „Paul Constantinescu” national competition Bucharest; The grand prize at the „Mihail Jora” national competition, Bucharest „George Enescu” 2014 şi 2016; Semifinalist of „George Enescu” international competition in 2014 and 2016.
Iulian Ochescu began studying piano at the George EnescuNational College of Music in Bucharest, graduating Professor’s Gabriela Enăşescu class. He is currently a student of the National University of Music Bucharest.
Iulian is the winner of over twenty awards at national and international competitions, among which: 1st Prize, J.S.Bach Special Prize and Grand Prize at Millenium Piano International Competition, 1st Prize at Pro Piano-Romania International Competition, 2nd Prize at Vienna International Piano Competition – Panmusica Austria, 3rd Prize at San Sebastian City International Piano Competition and 2nd Prize at Chamber Music Competition Plovdiv with Ludens Piano Trio.
He attended various masterclasses held by internationally praised pianists and professors: Justus Frantz, Andrei Gavrilov, Dan Grigore, Petras Geniušas, Martin Hughes, Diana Ketler, Janis Maleckis, Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, Marietta Orlov, Imre Rohmann, Matti Raekallio, Markus Schirmer, Mihaela Ursuleasa, Gottlieb Wallisch.
His artistic activity includes appearances as soloist with the Romanian National Radio Chamber Orchestra and Ion Dumitrescu Philharmonic Orchestra. Iulian Ochescu is a scholar of SoNoRo Interferențe project, having worked and performed alongside various musicians such as Alexander Bouzlov, Boris Brovtsyn, Corinne Chapelle, Alissa Margulis and Răzvan Popovici. He performed in Aurora Chamber Music Festival in Sweden together with Alexander Zemtsov, ISA Festival of Austria together with violinist Peter Schuhmayer and cellist Othmar Müller (members of the Artis Quartet), George Enescu International Festival, SoNoRo International Chamber Music Festival, Romanian Cultural Institute of Vienna, Romanian Athenaeum and many more. He recorded performances for the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company and the Romanian Television and is currently a member of Ludens Piano Trio, Violoncelissimo ensemble and Romanian Youth Orchestra. In 2016 Iulian Ochescu was assigned as official accompanist of the George Enescu International Competition and also held a series of concerts and masterclasses at the Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City Music Universities.
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