A bid farewell to our dear friends Salah El-Sadek and Hend El-Saiid, who left Bucharest soon after, given the completion of a distinctive ambassadorial office in Romania.
The recital took place on Friday, 2nd of July at 7 p.m. at The Austrian Residence, 7 Dumbrava Roșie St.
Musicians:
Mădălina Pașol – piano
Ava Pașol – cello
Ioana Bălașa – flute
Silvia Micu – soprano
Iulia Goiana – viola
Program: 45 minutes (no interlude)
Ava Pașol (cello) & Mădălina Pașol (piano)
- Ludwig van Beethoven – Contradans
- Schlemüller – Mazurca & Dans Ţărănesc
Mădălina Pașol (piano)
- Chopin – Fantaisia Impromptu & Andante spianato
- Chopin – Marea Poloneza
Ioana Bălașa (flute) & Iulia Goiana (viola)
- Anton Hoffmeister – Duo (Fa major)
- J. S. Bach – Aria din Suita (Re major)
- François Devienne – Duo (Do minor)
- Franz Schubert – Serenada
- Carlos Gardel – Por una cabeza (arr. Pablo Castellanos)
Silvia Micu (soprano), Mădălina Pașol (piano)
Sponsor
Mădălina Pașol is a celebrated Romanian pianist, born in a musicians’ family. Her father was lead cellist in the Romanian Radio Orchestra, where her grandfather performed for over 40 years.
At age 9, she had her first orchestral appearance with the Chamber Sinfonietta Orchestra in the Romanian Athenaeum, performing the F Minor Keyboard Concerto by Johann Sebastian Bach.
She is an alumus of the University of Arts in Berlin and studied under Georg Sava and Pascal Devoyon. Winner and laureate of numerous international competitions, including ARD Munchen, Busoni Competition and Artur Schnabel, Mădălina Pașol has appeared on the most important European and Asian venues and recorded among others for Japan Television Production, RBB Kulturradio or the Romanian Television.
In Romania, she performed under the direction of Cristian Brâncuși, Ludovic Bacs, Iosif Conta, Jin Wang, Paul Popescu and Robert Houlihan among other.
Mădălina Pașol made a Dinu Lipatti Last Recital Tribute tour in Europe, appeared at the George Enescu Festival in 2017 and continuously promotes young artists at the International Institute of Arts, which she presides.
In November 2019, she opened a musical salon in Bucharest, Chopin&Champagne, a project initially started in Berlin, meant to make classical music more accessible and attractive, in an intimate atmosphere.
Silvia Micu is a Romanian soprano born in Brasov. Silvia begins her musical discourse with playing piano from an early age.
At 19 she starts musical studies at the National University of Music in Bucharest where, five years later, she gets a Masters degree in Opera and Lied. Winner of several prizes like ,,Peter Maag” prize for the best interpretation of an Mozart aria and the Philarmonic of Verona prize in the Maria Callas contest, first prize in Haricleea Darclee competition, first prize in Mihail Jora competition, etc.
Silvia continues training her voice under a very careful guidance of the renowned soprano Mariana Nicolesco and her debut on an operatic stage comes imediately after graduating, with the role of Musetta, in La Boheme, at the Bucharest National Opera House.
Soon after she starts singing on international stages debuting Susanna in Nozze di Figaro, Contessa in Nozze di Figaro, Mimi in La Boheme, Oscar in Un ballo in maschera, Almirena in Rinaldo, Frasquita in Carmen, Yvette in The Passenger, Adina in Elisir d amore and Norina in Don Pasquale. She collaborates with Transilvania Philarmonic, Sibiu Philarmonic, George Enescu Philarmonic, National Opera House Bucharest, Hessische Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Theater Chemnitz, Theater Pforzheim and National Danish Opera, Oradea Philarmonic, Haydn di Bolzano Philarmonic.
Awards:
– 1st Prize at the Ionel Perlea Competiton ;
– 1st Prize at the Mihail Jora Competiton;
– The Verona Music Academy Prize for The best interpretation of a Mozart aria;
– The Peter Maag Prize at the Maria Callas Voice Competition;
– 1st Prize at the Romanian National Song Competition;
– 1st Prize at the Hariclea Darclée International Voice Competition.
Roles performed:
- Musetta from La Boeme -Puccini – National Opera House in Bucharest
- Adina from L’elisir d Amore -Donizetti – Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden
- Mimi from La Boeme -Puccini – Theater Pforzheim
- Contessa Almaviva from Le nozze di Figaro – Mozart – Theater Pforzheim
- Susanna from Le Nozze di Figaro -Mozart – Theater Chemnitz
- Oscar from Un Ballo in Maschera – Verdi – Theater Chemnitz
- Almirena from Rinaldo – Handel – Theater Chemnitz
- Blümenmãdchen from Parsifal -Wagner -Theater Chemnitz
- Norina from Don Pasquale -Donizetti -Theater Chemnitz
- Yvette from Die Passagierin -Weinberg – Den Jyske Opera
- Frasquita from Carmen-Bizet -Royal Danish Opera
- Blöndchen din Entführung aus dem Serail de Mozart
- Ein Hexenweinchen din An allem ist Hütchen Schuld de Siegrifried Wagner
The vocal symphonic repertoire include Mozart Requiem in d, the 4 th Mahler Symphony, the Faure Requiem, Stabat Matter Pergolesi.
Ioana Balasa
Born in 1989, the Romanian flutist Ioana Bălaşa is currently a member of the “George Enescu” Bucharest Philharmonic. Previously she held the flute position at the “Mihail Jora” Bacău Philharmonic.
As a Principal Flute player she has worked with important conductors including Alexandre Bloch, John Axelrod, Leo Hussein, Cristian Măcelaru and with leading Romanian orchestras as the “Romanian Youth Orchestra” and the “Romanian Royal Camerata”.
Beside the work she has been part of in Romania, she had been invited by maestro Gustav Kuhn to play with Tiroler Festpiele Erl Orchestra in 2016.
She commenced her musical studies in her hometown at the age of 8 and in 2012 she graduated with Bachelor’s Degree the Bucharest National University of Music. During her studies, she has been for one year an Erasmus student at the Conservatoire de Strasbourg under the guidance of Mario Caroli. In the pursuit of developing her flute performance, she attended masterclasses with renowned flutists including Kersten McCall, Walter Auer, Jean-Claude Gerard, Michael Kofler, Erwin Klambauer and many others. Since 2018 she holds a Master Degree in Chamber Music at the Bucharest National Univerity of Music.
Ioana Balaşa has appeared as a soloist from the age of 15 with the “Mihail Jora” Bacău Philharmonic. As a chamber music player she performs in places like the Romanian Atheneum, Suțu Pallace, “Dinu Lipatti” House, “George Enescu” Museum and she is open to new experiences and musical encounters. More recently she is collaborating with Laurențiu Sima on tuba, with whom she founded “Limite” Ensemble, where she plays the piccolo-flute.
A bid farewell to our dear friends Salah El-Sadek and Hend El-Saiid, who left Bucharest soon after, given the completion of a distinctive ambassadorial office in Romania.
