The agenda of the second day of the
\n22nd ‘George Enescu’ International Festival included two events,
\nboth held in Bucharest. Under the heading ‘Chamber recitals and concerts’, the
\nRomanian Athenaeum hosted the Tharice Virtuosi string ensemble, made up of
\nexceptional soloists of various nationalities, all of them driven by an
\nunquenched passion for music. Their rich chamber music repertoire ranges from
\ntrios or octets to symphonies for strings and covers periods from baroque and
\nclassicism to romanticism and contemporary music. <\/p>\n
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Moreover, Tharice Virtuosi
\nperform works that are totally unconventional, in which each and every member
\nhas his or her personal touch and performs in a very original way. This type of
\nmusical work is quite unique and gives musicians numberless opportunities.
\nTharice Virtuosi includes three Romanian violinists: Liviu Prunaru, who built
\nhis musical education in Romania, Switzerland and the US, winner of many
\nprestigious international competitions and who is also the first-concert master
\nof the famous orchestra Royal Concertgebow of Amsterdam and plays on a
\nStradivarius violin made in 1694. <\/p>\n
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Another Romanian member of the ensemble is
\nBogdan Zvoristeanu, who has a 1761 Nicolaus Gagliano violin. He too furthered
\nhis musical education in Switzerland, and he is the first concert-master of the
\nOrchestre de la Suisse Romande of Geneva. The third Romanian musician in
\nTharice Virtuosi is Vlad Stanculeasa, a graduate of the National Music
\nUniversity in Bucharest, who, since 2009, has been the guest concert-master of
\nthe Gothenburg symphony orchestra. He plays on a 1793 Sanctus Serafin violin,
\nwhich belonged to George Enescu and which was kept by Yehudi Menuhin until his
\ndeath in 1999. On Monday in Bucharest, the Tharice Virtuosi string ensemble
\nperformed works by Bruch, Barriere and Ysaye, and at the encore they performed
\ntwo opuses signed by Paganini and Scarlatescu.<\/p>\n
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The
\nsecond day of the most prestigious musical event in Romania ended with the
\nIsrael Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the biggest orchestras of the world,
\nwhose musical director for 40 years has been the celebrated conductor Zubin
\nMehta, a constant presence at the ‘George Enescu’ Festival. On Monday night
\nZubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic performed two symphonies, by Schonberg
\nand Bruckner respectively. They are back on stage on Tuesday as well, this time
\nalongside the ‘George Enescu’ Philharmonic Choir, with another grandiose
\nprogram: the ‘Vox Maris’ symphonic poem by George Enescu and Symphony no.9 by
\nGustav Mahler. Also on Tuesday, the Belcea quartet gives a recital at the
\nRomanian Atheneum, alongside the Romanian cellist Valentin Erben.<\/p>\n
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