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List of notable or famous conductors from Romania, with bios and photos, including the top conductors born in Romania and even some popular conductors who immigrated to Romania. If you're trying to find out the names of famous Romanian conductors then this list is the perfect resource for you. These conductors are among the most prominent in their field, and information about each well-known conductor from Romania is included when available.
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Charles Bruck was a Hungarian-French conductor. Bruck was born in Temesvár, Kingdom of Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Empire, since 1920 Timişoara, since 1920 in Romania. He left Romania in 1928 for a year of studies in Vienna, then travelled on to Paris. There he studied with Alfred Cortot, Nadia Boulanger and Vlado Perlemuter at the Ecole Normale de Musique. In 1934 he began studies with French conductor Pierre Monteux, following him to San Francisco where Bruck served as Monteux's assistant. After the Second World War, Bruck assumed chief conductor positions with the Orchestra of the Netherlands Opera in Amsterdam, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, and the Orchestre Philharmonique de ...more on Wikipedia
Age: Died at 84 (1911-1995)
Birthplace: Romania
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Christian Badea is an American opera and symphonic conductor. A native of Bucharest, Romania, Badea's early training was as a classical violinist. He later studied conducting at the Juilliard School of Music in New York. He has performed as a conductor of both the opera and symphonic repertoires. His opera career has included over 160 performances with The Metropolitan Opera in New York, as well as many productions at the Royal Opera in London, the Vienna State Opera, the Bavarian State Opera, Copenhagen Opera, Stockholm Opera and Sydney Opera. As an orchestral conductor, Badea has performed in concert halls throughout Europe, North America, and Asia. His recording of Samuel Barber's opera ...more on Wikipedia
Birthplace: Romania
Constantin-Nicolae Silvestri was a Romanian conductor and composer. ...more on Wikipedia
Age: Died at 56 (1913-1969)
Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania
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George Enescu was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor, and teacher, regarded as one of the greatest composers of the 20th century and Romania's most important musician. ...more on Wikipedia
Age: Died at 74 (1881-1955)
Birthplace: George Enescu, Botoșani, Romania
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