Cărtărescu’s Nostalgia - The cult masterwork from Romania’s most celebrated writer
RCI London is celebrating the release of Mircea Cărtărescu’s Nostalgia,in the universally admired Penguin Modern Classics series, with a programme of events developed in partnership with the prestigious publishing house. Widely considered to be the pre-eminent literary
'EUROPALIA Romania in London': Maria Răducanu Quintet
The most distinctive Romanian jazz voice, Maria Răducanubrings a free spirit to some of the most moving songs from around the world. A self-taught ethno jazz singer Maria Răducanu makes music that is deeply emotional and universally touching. Noted for her impressive vocal
'The Book of Whispers' Launches in London
As the Festive Season is about to begin, we invite you to a literary soiree centred upon one of the most amazing Romanian literary breakthroughs in recent memory. Politician turned author Varujan Vosganian talks about his overwhelming novel “The Book of Whispers”, recently
Prize-Winning Claudiu Florian Joins the Euro Stars
Romanian novelists and diplomat Claudiu Florian, this year's revelation at the European Union Literature Prize, reflects on arts and international politics in a troubled time in the company of British author and translator Tim Parks, French novelist Antoine Laurain and
London Reads Ioana Pârvulescu
Following her participation at the 2014 edition of the London Book Fair, acclaimed cultural historian and novelist Ioana Pârvulescu meets her British readers in two special events celebrating the English publication of her 2013 EU Literature Prize winning novel 'Life
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
Grete Tartler in conversation with Edmund de Waal
Acclaimed Romanian poet Grete Tartler and best-selling author and ceramist Edmund de Waal discuss the Romanian roots and enduring international influence of the great poet Paul Celan. The exchange is followed by Edmund de Waal's launching of his highly acclaimed new
Romania at the London Book Fair 2014: 'All is old and new is all'
Our programme at one of the world's most consequential congregations in the realm of books gravitates around the age-old interplay of cultural tradition and change, the endless crossbreed of legacy and innovation, the inescapable tension between establishment
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
Romania on the RADAR: Mercury Quartet Light Up the Forge
The RADAR Concert Series was created by Mercury Quartet at London's trendy and intimate The Forge Club in Camden and represents the ensemble's aim for discovering and showcasing the most exciting emerging composers alongside masterworks of the 20th and 21st century.
Maria Raducanu reinterprets Romania's musical heritage
Following her 2010 memorable performance in 1 Belgrave Square, charismatic singer Maria Raducanu is back in London with an explosive mingling of Romanian ethos and nowadays music (blues, jazz, avant-garde). At Kings Place, Maria will be accompanied by
Philantrophy @ Romanian Cinematheque
Romania - France | 2002 | 110min | dir. Nae Caranfil | cast: Mircea Diaconu, Gheorghe Dinica, Mara Nicolescu, Florin Zamfirescu, Marius Florea Vizante, Florin Calinescu | Cert. 15 In Romanian, with English subtitles. Ovidiu (Mircea Diaconu) is a teacher and struggling