Events

7 Jan 2014 - 7 Jan 2014

The Alluring Harmony of Piano Duos at St Martin-in-the-Fields

We greet the New Year with a recital celebrating the beauty and richness of piano duos, in the company of Ruxandra Humă and Ana-Maria Andriţoiu. The musicians will delight the audience with a fresh and original interpretation of works signed by two great

31 Dec 2013 - 31 Dec 2013

Music Tops Up Our 2013

Right on its last day, we end a year full of concerts, film screenings, book launching and exhibitions with a recital of contemporary classical music offered by accomplished pianist and composer Mihai Măniceanu. Start your New Year's Eve celebration with a kaleidoscope

21 Nov 2013 - 21 Dec 2013

"Trajan 1900". Photography Exhibition in 3D

The Trajan 1900 series of events organised by the Romanian Cultural Institute and the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) and celebrating 1900 years since the consecration of one of the most impressive monuments of antiquity, opened in 1 Belgrave Square with the stereoscopic

20 Dec 2013 - 20 Dec 2013

Season's Greetings

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year in 2014 from the team of the Romanian Cultural Institute in London! Thank you for your friendship and support. Troiţa Photo by Razvan Voiculescu, taken in Poiana Botizei, in December 2008 The Troiţa, Triptych or Roadside

16 Dec 2013 - 16 Dec 2013

Repression and Exile, Remembering the Fall of Communism in Romania

On the night of 16 December 1989, Romanian history was written in blood as the first demonstrations against the dictatorial regime broke out in Timişoara. Countless protesters flooded the streets of the major cities, putting an end to a repressive, criminal dictatorship.

16 Dec 2013 - 16 Dec 2013

Stere Gulea’s “Fox-Hunter” at the Romanian Cinematheque

2013's Romanian Cinematheque series ends with the screening of an unsettling drama -Fox-Hunter (Vulpe-vânător), one of the first Romanian feature films portraying life under terror during Ceauşescu's dictatorship. The screening is part of Repression and Exile,

12 Dec 2013 - 12 Dec 2013

Inspired by... Britten. Mercury Quartet Revisits the Great Composer's Work

The series of musical events organised by RCI London continues with a concert that celebrates, in an ingenious manner, the personality and the work of the great composer, pianist and conductor Benjamin Britten, 100 years after his birth. Four rising stars of UK's contemporary

10 Dec 2013 - 10 Dec 2013

A Musical Winter in Trafalgar Square

Young talent hits the stage at St Martin-in-the-Fields for a special concert performed by some of the most talented emerging musicians in London. The ensemble comprising Radu Ropotan - violin, Ioana Forna - violin, George White - viola, Raphael Lang - cello and Alexandra

8 Dec 2013 - 8 Dec 2013

Great Thespian Oana Pellea in Jean Cocteau’s "The Human Voice"

The Romanian Cultural Institute in London ends this year's hugely successful series Tales Told in Romanian with another exquisite production: Oana Pellea in the touching one-woman show The Human Voice, directed by legendary director and professor Sanda Manu, in a collaboration

5 Dec 2013 - 5 Dec 2013

Opera Star Anita Hartig Sings in London for The National Day of Romania

We are delighted to present Romanian soprano Anita Hartig, Wiener Staatsoper star, in a Gala Recital for the National Day of Romania. The concert programme includes timeless works by George Enescu, Richard Strauss, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alfredo Catalani, Giaccomo Puccini

13 Oct 2013 - 2 Dec 2013

Romanians Against Gravity: Aurel Vlaicu, Flight Daredevil

Join us in the celebration of one of the world's most enigmatic and daring pioneers of flight, Aurel Vlaicu. A mechanical genius raised from humble origins to international fame and an aviator of reckless courage, Vlaicu was an important figure of the 20th century

27 Nov 2013 - 1 Dec 2013

Technology Wizards Create Electronic Fauna

The latest Romanian robotic inventions will feature, for the first time, in the Robot Safari EU festival, a showcase of scientific imagination, which will take place at one of London's landmark cultural scenes, the Science Museum. The creators of the three Romanian