ENESCU

25 Apr 2025 - 25 Apr 2025

BUCHAREST IS AN OPERA

We are excited to welcome you at the Institute for an engaging preview of the Bucharest Opera Festival in the company of some of Romania’s musical stage most dazzling stars. The event will include a presentation by volcanic conductor Daniel Jinga, the Director of the Bucharest

7 Feb 2025 - 21 Feb 2025

The Brâncuși Month in New York

This February, the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York is honoring one of the most iconic sculptors of all time with The Brâncuși Month in New York, a series of events celebrating Constantin Brâncuși’s enduring influence on various arts. Brâncuși’s impact on

7 Feb 2025 - 7 Feb 2025

The Music of Brâncuși: Virtuosic Alexa Stier Plays the Master`s Favorite Scores

RECITAL PROGRAMCONSTANTIN SILVESTRI (1913-1969), Baccanale (1933)WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791), Sonata in B flat Major (Allegro, Andante amoroso, Rondo - Allegro)*ERIK SATIE (1866-1925), Gnossienne No. 1MARCEL MIHALOVICI (1898-1985), Andante semplice from Sonatina

18 Jun 2024 - 21 Jun 2024

Teodora is Back: The Leading Lady of Romanian Jazz Returns for a Much-Awaited American Tour

Shooting to stardom as Teodora Enache and known today as TEODORA BRODY, the marvelous voice of Romanian jazz who has captivated audiences with her fascinating presence and brilliant talent, brings to the United States her mesmerizing “Unifying Worlds: from Beethoven to

23 Feb 2024 - 23 Feb 2024

Infinite Strings Duo: Multi-Awarded Irina Muresanu and Dana Ciocarlie at the "Enescu Soirees”

Violinist Irina Muresanu and pianist Dana Ciocarlie, accomplished performers with exceptional European and American careers, come together for an outstanding project, conceived as homage to two titans of modern art: composer George Enescu and sculptor Constantin Brâncuși.

9 Feb 2024 - 9 Feb 2024

Korean Grace Jee Eun Oh and Romanian Dragoș Cantea in a Spectacular Four Hands Piano Recital

Korean Grace Jee Eun Oh and Romanian Dragoș Cantea, an intrepid musical partnership based in Norway, comes to New York to offer a thrilling four hands piano recital, specially conceived for our popular Enescu Soirees. The program juxtaposes sublime melodies and wild rhythms,

12 Jan 2024 - 15 Jan 2024

Marvelous Duo Alexandru Tomescu and Sînziana Mircea Opens the 2024 Romanian Cultural Program in the United States

At the RCI, the new year literally begins on a high note with a two-event celebration of Romania’s National Culture Day (marked on January 15), featuring the hottest performing couple in Romanian classical music: virtuoso violinist Alexandru Tomescu and dashing concert

15 Dec 2023 - 15 Dec 2023

Winter Concert & Party at the Romanian Cultural Institute

We end a busy 2023 of wonderful events with a special evening of Broadway classics and timeless carols dedicated to all our friends and collaborators who have shown us their generosity and support throughout this amazing year. Join us at RCI New York on December 15 and let’s

1 Dec 2023 - 1 Dec 2023

Special Recital | Oxana Corjos and Petru Pane at the Enescu Soirees of New York

Our most recent event of the Enescu Soirees series was dedicated to the National Day of Romania, celebrated on December the 1st, and presented a remarkable and unlikely duo, made of mother and son. Pianist Oxana Corjos was joined by clarinetist Petru Pane for an evocative

12 May 2023 - 12 May 2023

Lily Kaufman Trio’s Fabulous Double Doina Suite Live at RCI

Contemporary classical, modal jazz and free improvisation on the theme of longingLaunched this year, the Jazz & Fusion Jamboree is our newest permanent program that complements The Enescu Soirees with concerts devoted to contemporary forms of musical creativity, such

6 Apr 2023 - 6 Apr 2023

America, Romania, France: the Musical Connections

The next recital of our Enescu Soirees features pianist Madalina Danila with an ingenious program stressing the manifold influences running through the scores of some great French, American, and Romanian composers. While the European musicians are well represented, the evening’s

10 Mar 2023 - 10 Mar 2023

Pianist Dinu Mihailescu Bridges American and Romanian Avant-Gardes at the Enescu Soirees

Live recital of striking avant-garde music by some of the greatest Romanian and American composersAdept at creating strong auditive and sensorial experiences, pianist Dinu Mihailescu has chosen for his New York recital a repertoire of powerful avant-garde scores by some