Curator: Dr. Allan B. Cruse, Professor Emeritus, Computer Science and Mathematics, University of San Francisco

                    Some internationally acclaimed contemporary

            Classical Music Artists from Romania



Romanian mezzo-soprano Rucandra Donose

Ruxandra Donose sings Mozart's "La Finta Giardiniera" - Salzburg (2006)


Ruxandra Donose in Rehearsal for Carmen - Cincinnatti Opera House (2009)


Ruxandra Donose - "Mi tradi" from Don Giovanni - Berlin Opera House (2010)




Romanian violinist Liviu Prunaru

Liviu Prunaru plays G. Dinicu's "Hora Staccato" - Cluj-Napoca, Romania (2007)


Liviu Prunaru plays Pablo de Sarasate's "Zapateado" - Gent, Belgium (2008)


Liviu Prunariu performs J. S. Bach's "Arioso" - Bern, Switzerland (2010)




Romanian classical pianist Luiza Borac

Luiza Borac promotional video - in German, with English subtitles (2005)


Luiza Borac plays F. Chopin's "Etudes" - Brunswick Center, London (2008)


Luiza Borac plays Robert Schumann's "Achung" - Pfahlhaus, Germany (2009)




Romanian baritone Marian Pop

Marian Pop in David DiChiera's "Cyrano" - Philadelphia Opera House (2007)


Marian Pop sings aria in Gounod's "Faust" - Theater Basel, Switzerland (2008)


Marian Pop in "A Masked Ball" by G. Verdi - National Opera House, Cluj (2010)



Romanian double bassist Catalin Rotaru

Catalin Rotaru plays Nicolo Paganini's "Caprice 16" in Wroclaw, Poland (2010)


Catalin Rotaru plays Kreisler's "Praeludium & Allegro" in Braga, Portugal (2011)


Catalin Rotaru plays Ciprian Porumbescu's "Balada" in Tokyo, Japan (2012)



Romanian pianist Horia Mihail

Horia Mihail playing Franz Liszt's "Liebestraum" for Radio Romania (2011)


Horia Mihail performs on a multi-city Romanian tour "Cu pianul calator" (2012)


Horia Mihail plays Beethoven medley in Bucharest's Herastrau Park (2014)



Romanian violinist Gabriel Croitoru

Gabriel Croitoru plays Paganini's violin concerto 1 in Ploesti, Romania (2010)


Gabriel Croitoru plays Havanaise at the Bucharest Music Film Festival (2012)


Gabriel Croitoru with Horia Mihail at the Bucharest Music Film Festival (2013)



Romanian Violinist Remus Azoitei

Remus Azoitel play's George Enescu's string Octet - 2nd movement (2009)


Remus Azoitei plays George Enescu's "Fiddler" in Bucharest, Romania (2012)


Remus Azoitei plays Johann Sebastian Bach's "Sarabande" (2012)



Romanian composer and pianist Bogdan Alin Ota

Bogdan Alin Ota - "The Mozart of Romania" - gets recognition in Norway (2011)


Bogdan Alin Ota performing his composition "The Story of my life" (2011)


Bogdan Alin Ota performing his composition "Repentance" (2012)



Launched on 16 APR 2013; last updated on 08 MAY 2016