{"id":9637,"date":"2026-04-06T08:01:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T08:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=9637"},"modified":"2026-04-06T08:01:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T08:01:27","slug":"enescu-competition-conductor-cristian-macelaru-to-lead-bucharest-masterclasses-open-to-the-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=9637","title":{"rendered":"Enescu Competition: Conductor Cristian M\u0103celaru to lead Bucharest masterclasses open to the public"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Conductor Cristian M\u0103celaru, the artistic director of the George Enescu International Festival and the George Enescu International Competition, will once again coordinate the conducting and instrumental performance masterclasses that are part of this year\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n<p>Held in Bucharest between August 24 and August 28, these workshops are meant to support the development of young talents in a professional setting, connected to the world&#8217;s great stages.<\/p>\n<p>The conducting masterclasses held at the Radio Hall will be free to watch, offering the public access to the processes of creation and rehearsal.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s edition expands the program with a composing masterclass, in addition to conducting and instrumental performance.\u00a0The participants, selected following a rigorous process, will work directly with top-notch artists to benefit from practical sessions, personalized feedback, rehearsals with an orchestra, and real performance contexts.<\/p>\n<p>During the conducting masterclass, six participants will actively work with the orchestra, and three of them will conduct the final concert at the Romanian Athenaeum, scheduled for August 28. The program also covers mentoring sessions and workshops dedicated to communication and artistic wellbeing, delivered by Angelica Postu.<\/p>\n<p>The instrumental performance masterclass focuses on \u201crefining artistic expression and identity,\u201d while the composition masterclass \u201copens up an essential dimension of contemporary creation.\u201d Three young composers will be selected to develop their works, which will be performed live in a pre-concert at the Romanian Athenaeum.<\/p>\n<p>The masterclasses are held at the Romanian Athenaeum, Radio Hall, and the Music University of Bucharest. The public will have free access to the masterclasses held at the Radio Hall.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s edition of the George Enescu International Competition is held in Bucharest between August 23 and September 19. The competition covers four sections, namely cello, violin, piano, and composition, and takes place under the theme In Pursuit of Excellence.<\/p>\n<p>Cristian M\u0103celaru is currently music director of the Orchestre National de France and of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. He is the recipient of a Grammy Award for the album <em>Wynton Marsalis: Violin Concerto<\/em>, a project that gathered violinist Nicola Benedetti and the Philadelphia Orchestra.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Photo: Petric\u0103 T\u0103nase\/ George Enescu International Competition)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>simona@romania-insider.com<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conductor Cristian M\u0103celaru, the artistic director of the George Enescu International Festival and the George Enescu International Competition, will once again coordinate the conducting and instrumental performance masterclasses that are part of this year\u2019s competition. Held in Bucharest between August 24 and August 28, these workshops are meant to support the development of young talents [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9637\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}