"Music is the universal language of the mankind"
 
      H.W. Longfellow  (1807-1882)   


Studies       Teachers    Scholarships and Awards       Past Performances

 2001-2003     Faculty of  Music- University of Toronto, On.-Master of music in Piano Performance

1997-2001     Faculty of Music - University of Toronto, On.-Bachelor in Piano Performance

1995-1998     Royal conservatory of Music - Toronto, On.  - ARCT Dimploma in Performance 
1990-1993     Institute de Musique " Pierre de Ribaupierre" Lausanne, Swizterland
                       
                   Diploma In Piano  Performance
1983-1990    School of Music, Deva, Romania and mostly with my mother


Major Fields of Study and Teachers:

Professor Emeritus  William Aide -           Piano Instrumental,  Piano Literature,
                                                                     PianoPedagogy and Chamber Music
 Professor  Marietta  Orlov                            Piano Performance, Piano Instrumental
 Professor Che Anne Loewen                             Piano Vocal and Vocal Coaching
 Professor  Timothy McGee                               Historical ensembles  and Harpsichord
 Violinist Scott St.John                                      Chamber Music
 Mrs.  Marina Geringas                               Piano Pedagogy
 Pianist Achille Colassis                              Piano Performance and Piano Pedagogy
 Pianist  Ferline Studi                                  Piano Performance and Chamber Music

 
Master classes: with Pianists : Janina Fialkowska,  Jane Coop , Anton Kuerti,  Marcus  Groh;
                                                                  John Perry, Andre Laplante, Mark Durand

 
Scholarships and Awards:

2001 - School of Graduate Studies
, University of Toronto, $2,500/year Graduate Fellowship Award
2001 - Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater Toronto , $500 Alumni Scholarship
2001 - Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, $ 1,800 Morris Hanisch Scholarship
2000 - Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater Toronto $ 1,000 President's Trophy Scholarship
                                                                                   $ 1,000 Rose Bowl Trophy Scholarship

1999 - Etobickoke Philharmonic Orchestra, Toronto, On. $500 Performance of Piano Concerto
1998 - Royal Conservatory of Music Toronto - $ 1,000 Alumni Scholarship for
             
Best Performance of the year in the  ARCT Piano Examination (mark 92)

 
Past Performances ( with the program performed )

 2006, April 22 - Bloor Street United Church , Toronto
                             
L.van Beethoven : 32 variations in C minor, Sonata op.13
                            
W.A.Mozart : Fantaisie in C minor K.396
                            
L.van Beethoven : Sonata op.57 Appassionata

2004, May 9- Heliconian Hall Toronto
                           
Fr. Schubert: Drei Klavierstucke D.946
                            
L.van Beethoven Sonata op.53 "Waldstein"
                           
Fr. Liszt : Harmonies poetiques et religieueses
                           
Fr. Schubert: Der Wandere Fantasies D.760
 

2003, March 27 - Walter Hall, Faculty of Music Toronto
       
  Master of Music in Performance - Graduation
                                         A. Scarlatti Sonatas : K.1, K.41, K.147
                                          Leos Janacek : Sonata nr.1 "October 1905" in E flat minor
                           
           L. Van Beethoven : Sonata op.53 " Waldstein"
                                 
Fr. Liszt : Sonata for piano in B minor

2002, May 7 - Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, Toronto
         
Master of music in Performance year I
                             
L.van Beethoven : Six Bagatelles op.126 
                             
Al. Scriabin : Sonata nr.2 op.19 in G# minor 
                       
Fr. Liszt : Harmonies poetiques et religieuses
                            
 Fr. Schubert : Fantasy in C major D.760 " Der Wanderer"

 2001, June 1 -  Toronto United Mennonite Church  - "Soiree de belle musique "
           
with Soprano Anick Lamarche and Violinist Elation Paul
           
Works by : Fr. Schubert, J. Brahms, F. Poulenc, C. Franck, W.A. Mozart

 2001, March 29 - Walter Hall - Faculty of Music Toronto -
           
- Bachelor Graduation Recital -
                             
Al. Scriabin : Sonata-Fantasy in G# minor, 1886 , op. posthume.
                             
Fr. Liszt : Annees de Pelerinage - La Suisse
                             
Fr. Schubert : Drei Klavierstucke D.946
                             
L.van Beethoven : Sonata op.57 "Appassionata"

2000, February to December : Fund Raising at St. James Cathedral, Roy Thomson Hall for the 
           
Canadian Music Competition - Toronto Chapter, Kiwanis Alumni )

2000, March 30 - Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, Toronto -
                   
Bachelor IIIrd year recital:
                                 
F.J.Haydn : Sonata nr.58 Hob.XVI:48 in C Minor
                               
 Fr. Chopin : Ballad No.4
                                 
I. Albeniz : Iberia, vol I complete
                                 
L.van Beethoven : Sonata op.31 in E flat major
                           Fr. Liszt : Vallee d"Obermann


2000, February - Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater Toronto,
Winner of the President's Trophy and Rose Bowl Trophy
                                 
Fr. Liszt "Vallee d'Obermann

1999, December -
Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra
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 L. van Beethoven  Piano cencerto Nr. 3 . conductor : Tac-NG Lai                               
 

1999, May  -Canadian Music Compatition - national finalist


1999, May 9 - Victoria College Chapel - Piano Recital
                                           
A. Soler : Sonatas in G minor and D flat major

                               
E. Granados: "Goyescas" : El Fandango de Cadil; La Maja y El Ruisenor
                               
 L.van Beethoven : Sonata op.2 nr.3
                               
Fr. Liszt : Vallee d'Obermann

 1997-1998  - Appearences in concerts organized by the CMC Toronto Comitee

1997, May 25 - Victoria college Chapel - Piano Recital
                        
L.van Beethoven : Sonata op.81a in E flat major "Les Adieux" 
                         
R. Schumann : Arabesque op.18 ; Papillons op.2
                    
Fr. Liszt : Annees de pelerinage : Venezia e Napoli
                    I. Albeniz ; Iberia vol I
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1994-1997 - Studies at the RCM Toronto, performances at the Romanian Student Club, Festivals


1990 - 1994 - Studies in Switzerland, performances at the Institute of Music , Lausanne
1992, May 1st - Performing live for the Radio Suisse Romande La Premiere: Verbier
                                   Fr. Chopin : Ballad No.3


1992, June 17 - Performance for Diploma at The Institute of Music: ( Lausanne, Switzerland)
                           J. S. Bach -         Partita Nr.1 
     L.van Beethoven   Sonata op.27 Nr.1
                           Fr. Chopin              Ballad Nr.3
                           Cl. Debussy            Tarantelle Styrienne
                           S. Rachmaninov     Polichinelle

 1983 - 1990   Recitals in Deva, Timisoara and Bucharest
 Romanian national competition for music Schools - Suceava
Romanian National Festival for the arts
     
1988, June   -   W.A. Mozart Piano Concerto KV 413  with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Timisoara                                                                                                                            
Concerts in Timisoara and deva with conductors-composers : Remus Georgescu and Petru Oschanitzky


1989, August - National Competition for Music Schools , Suceava Romania:
                    First Place in the 12 years old category
                                       
Fr. Chopin - Etude op.10 nr.5  
                                      
Fr. Liszt      - Etude transcendente '' Ricordanza"  
                                      
 R. Georgescu -  ( Romanian Composer and Conductor) Toccata
                    ( this piece was commended  for the "Tchaikovsky" competition in Russia,
                     a couple of years before 1998, and was performed by M. Pletniev )
 
 

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