Charismatic Pianist Sergiu Tuhuţiu in the 'Enescu Concerts' Series
A crossbreed between a Hollywood star and a piano magician, Sergiu Tuhuţiu has established himself as one of the leading pianists of his generation. With a passionate attack disciplined by impeccable technique, Sergiu excels in the grand Romantic repertoire, which forms
Renewal Embodied: Romanian Design at the Clerkenwell Design Week /24-26.05.2016/London
Tempted to challenge the traditional sources of inspiration of Romanian design and yet attracted by its most viable ideas, the Romanian exhibition at the spectacular Clerkenwell Design Week (24-26 May) is a seductive commentary on destruction and renewal, on forgetfulness
'I'm Not Jesus Christ' by Maria Manolescu Premieres in London /9-26.05.2016 / London
The Romanian Cultural Institute and Papercut Theatre are delighted to present the world premiere of 'I'm Not Jesus Christ' by Romanian playwright Maria Manolescu at Theatre N16 in Balham, as part of this year's Wandsworth Arts Fringe festival
The Beauty and the Books //20-22.05.2016/ London
Some of the most beautiful contemporary Romanian books will be on display at the Tate Modern as part of Offprint London, the biggest art publishing fair in Britain. In the second half of May, the famous modernist landmark hosts, in its vast Turbine Hall, an entire library
Revolution in Realism: The Forerunners /12.05 - 14.07.2016/ London
As a prelude to the biggest retrospective of Romanian film ever to have graced the British screens, the Romanian Cinematheque in 1 Belgrave Square runs a series of special screenings focusing on the creative antecedents of the New Romanian Cinema. Join us for a month of
Enescu for Voice
A musical giant with panoramic artistic interests, Enescu is better known as outstanding performer and symphonic composer. Yet his musical ventures into the expressive universe of human voice, as illustrated by 'Oedipe' as well as his lieder, prove no less daring
Insight: 'Oedipe'/04.05.2016/ London
Directors Àlex Ollé and Valentina Carrasco together with conductor Leo Hussain, creative driving forces behind Covent Garden's 'Oedipe', are joined by composer and academic Dan Dediu of the National University of Music in Bucharest, in a conversation
Poet Ioan Es. Pop Through the Poetry Periscope /03.05.2016/London
In May this year, Romanian poet Ioan Es. Pop, whose work has been widely published in the UK not only as part of various anthologies but also through his acclaimed collection 'No Way out of Hadesburg and other Poems' (University of Plymouth Press, 2010) makes
Youth in Focus at St Martin-in-the-Fields /30.05.2016/London
Join us for our annual showcase of talent and exuberance featuring the brightest Romanian students of London's grand musical schools. With a programme designed to delight and inspire, the pianists Sînziana Mircea and Mina Beldimănescu together with violinist Ana
Eliade on Film / / 26.04.2016 / London
s a tribute to Mircea Eliade, the great Romanian scholar and writer, the April film at the Romanian Cinematheque is 'The Bengali Night', inspired by his most famous fictional work, 'Maitreyi'. Inspired by the story of young Eliade's infatuation
BOOKS that OPEN THE SKIES: Romania at the London Book Fair 2016 12-14.04.2016/ London
The Romanian presence at the London Book Fair, now in its 9thyear, is a celebration of the vitality and richness of Romania's literary scene through a kaleidoscopic programme that unfolds at our stand at Olympia Exhibition Centre as well as at the Romanian Cultural
Sebastian's Passions / 14.04.2016/ London
Already a star of Bucharest's literary scene in the 1930s, Mihail Sebastian was killed at the age of 37 by an erratic Soviet military truck before the end of the Second World War, after years of clandestine living under a paradoxical fascist regime. Decades after