Romanian violinist Tudor Andrei will be filmed playing in one of the Eye's capsules arrangements for violin of Beethoven's Ode to Joy, Elgar's Salut d'Amour, Dinicu-Heifetz's Hora Staccatto and George Enescu's Impromptu Concertant. After the concert the London Eye will be lit up in the colours of the EU flag to mark Europe Day. The lighting of the Eye will be accompanied also by performances from the German School of London Choir and the London Bulgarian Choir.
First Prize winner of the International Competition held at the Niccolo Paganini Academy of Music in Genoa, Italy, the Romanian violinist Tudor Andrei is rapidly gaining a reputation as yet another bright talent emerging from Romania. He has been a winner of the Violin Romanian Olympics in two editions, as well as gaining many other national awards.
Born in Barlad, Eastern Romania, Tudor benefited from early musical training given by his parents, both musicians. He soon moved to Bucharest, where he graduated from the George Enescu High School. A year later, he was awarded a place to study at the Royal Academy of Music in London, under the guidance of Professor Remus Azoitei.
Tudor has already performed a large number of concerts in important halls in Romania. In 1999 he toured Switzerland and Italy, and in 2005 Germany. He was invited to appear on various TV and Radio shows in Romania, including TVR1, the Romanian equivalent of the BBC 1 TV Channel, as well as an in depth interview on "Musicians of today, musicians of tomorrow", on Romanian Radio Cultural Channel.
Europe day marks the signing of the Schuman Declaration: the founding document of today's European Union. With the key idea of preventing future wars in Europe, the Declaration was signed on 9th May 1950 by France, West Germany, and the Benelux countries with a view to pooling their much fought over economic resources to build a lasting peace in Europe.
When: Wednesday 9 May, 7.30 pm
Where: British Airways London Eye
Addmission is free.
