Welcome Concert to HE Frank R. Cimafranca
Welcome Concert in honor of HE Frank R. Cimafranca, Ambassador of Philippines.
The concert took place on Mon, 5th of July at 7 pm at The Lebanese Embassy, 18, Pitar Mos St. Vivid , summer casual dress.
Musicians:
- Ana & Marius Boldea – duo pianists
- Silvia Micu & Adina Cocârgeanu – soprano & pianist
Program: 40 minute (no interlude)
Ana & Marius Boldea, duo pianists
- Vlad Gînța – Improvizație
- Constantin Silvestri – Jocuri Populare românești din Transilvania
- Johannes Brahms – 5 Dansuri Ungare
- Claude Debussy – En Bateau din Mica Suită
Silvia Micu (soprano) & Adina Cocârgeanu(pianist)
- G. Puccini – Valsul Musettei
- S. Rachmaninov – Zdes’ khorosho
Sponsor
Ana and Marius Boldea are PhD students and graduates of bachelor and master’s degree studies at the National University of Music in Bucharest, in the class of professor. dr. Manuela Giosa. They have formed a piano duo (4 hands – 2 pianos) since 2014. They are finalists in the Suzana Szörenyi International Duo Competition and winners of the International Pro Piano Competition, in the 4-hand category in 2015. They have a rich concert activity, performing recitals of piano duo both in Bucharest and in other cities of the country, such as Sighișoara, Timișoara, Bușteni, Brașov, Constanța (within the Tomisul etern festival). They participated in duo masterclasses with pianists Octavian Renea, Caterina Vivarelli and Josu de Solaun. They are permanent collaborators of the Friedrich Schiller House of Culture in Bucharest, where they support monthly artistic moments of piano duo. They made their debut at the Romanian Athenaeum in November 2017 performing the full Hungarian Dances by J. Brahms for 4 hands. In April 2018, in Brașov, they give a piano duo recital at the Brassovia Chamber Music Festival and perform at the Chei Festival, a festival organized by the National University of Music in Bucharest. In May and June 2018, they won two I¸ prizes in the 4-hand piano category, at the Sabin Pautza – Reșița and Pro Piano – Bucharest International Competitions. In August, the duo is part of the „Connect Arts” project and makes a recording on Radio Romania. In November, the duo won the first prize at the National Competition „Eduard Caudella” – Chamber Music section – held in Iasi. In March 2019, the duo won the second prize at the Mihail Jora National Contest, held in Bucharest. In May, the duo performs F. Poulenc’s Concerto in D minor for two pianos and orchestra at UNMB with the orchestra Universitaria under the baton of Alexandru Ganea. In May and June, the duo performs three times on the Big Stage of the Romanian Athenaeum, once on the small stage, as well as at the Swiss Embassy and the Cotroceni Museum. In September, the duo participates in the International Contest „Humanitarian” held in Milan. Also from September, the two pianists are teachers at two of the Gymnasium Schools of Arts in Bucharest. In November, they give a recital at the Romanian Athenaeum on the occasion of the launch of a new issue of Memoria Magazine. On December 1, they give a recital dedicated to the national day at the House of Culture in Rădăuți, through the Klavier Art project founded by the piano duo formed by Corina Răducanu and Eugen Dumitrescu, whith young Romanian pianists of international stature such as Daria Tudor and Florian Mitrea. In February 2020, they give a recital at the Romanian Athenaeum, performing only Romanian music (G. Enescu, C. Silvestri, D. Dediu, L. Klepper, D. Constantinescu) and performing the first audition of the Sonatina by Dan Constantinescu. In March, they are awarded with the first prize as well as the Grand Prize at the „Ada Ulubeanu” National Contest. In January 2021, they won second prize at the Odin International Competition (Dublin, Ireland) as well as a special prize – a recital in Denmark.
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.
Adina Cocargeanu was born in 1985 in Constanta (Romania). She started studying piano at the age of 7 at the Music School in her home town and continued them at George Enescu Music Highschool. She has a degree in piano performance and she is a master repetitieur at the National Operetta and Musical Theatre Bucharest since 2007. She performed as a soloist and repetiteur in Spain, Turkey, Bulgaria, Finland, Netherlands, United States of America, Japan, Austria, Germany. She received the title of Honorary Citizen of Constanta for her professional activity.
Welcome Concert in honor of HE Frank R. Cimafranca, Ambassador of Philippines.
