Music

6 Dec 2022

An Electrifying Musical Melting Pot for the National Day of Romania

 To mark the historical breakthrough that, more than a century ago, brought all Romanian provinces together in one, unified state, join us on December 6 at Merkin Hall - Kaufman Music Center in New York City for an evening of exceptional music and gastro-cultural discoveries.

26 Oct 2022

Illustrious Fine Arts Quartet Presents Rare Early Music by Enescu

A permanent guest at the George Enescu International Festival in Bucharest, The Fine Arts Quartet is renowned for its subtle and precise interpretation of the great Romanian composer’s often difficult music. In a much-anticipated recital, Ralph Evans (violin), Efim Boico

21 Oct 2022

Two Pianists for an Evening of Passion

With a program full of diversity and color which reveal their assured technique and soulful expression, South Korean Grace Jee Eun Oh and Romanian Dragoș Andrei Cantea, both educated in Norway, are keen to demonstrate their exceptional ability at our next Enescu Soiree,

11 Oct 2022

Marius Mihalache & Band in “Săftița”: The Timeless Love Songbook

Songwriter and performer Marius Mihalache, the cimbalom (țambal) maestro, is making his triumphant return to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts with his latest musical project, “Săftița”, an exuberant journey through the Romanian musical tradition

4 Jun 2022 - 4 Jun 2022

Blue Note Jazz Festival 2022: Pianist Sorin Zlat in the Land of Dreams

Already a permanent fixture of the EUNIC New York program, the European section of the famous Blue Note Jazz Festival has brought to New York, throughout the years, a fantastic lineup of performers from across the Atlantic. At this edition, graced by musicians from Switzerland,

10 May 2022 - 10 May 2022

Romanianness, South of the Danube. A Musical Celebration

On May 10, to mark the celebration of the historical Romanian communities living in the Balkans – the Aromanians, Megleno-Romanians and Istro-Romanians – we are pleased to premier a short music video filmed by the ethno-folk group GRAIU in the heart of the multicultural

21 Apr 2022 - 21 Apr 2022

Our Live Musical Program Returns with an Exquisite Soiree

The Enescu Soirees of New York spring season kicks off with a superlative duo made up of virtuoso violist and professor at Yale School of Music, Ettore Causa, and acclaimed Romanian-American pianist and educator, Lorena Țecu. Join us on April 21st for an irresistible program

10 Mar 2022 - 10 Mar 2022

Sanda Weigl & Band in Concert at Legendary Joe's Pub

If you're looking for a short evasion from the sad and disturbing times we are all going through, an evening with charismatic performer Sanda Weigl and her virtuosic Japanese-American collaborators - Shoko Nagai, Satoshi Takeishi and Stomu Takeishi - may be the right

17 Feb 2022 - 4 Mar 2022

Pianist and Composer Mischa Blanos on US Tour

We are pleased to extend our support to pianist and composer Mischa Blanos who is embarking on a US tour that will unfold between February 17 and March 4 in Charlotte, NC , Atlanta, GA, and New York City. A classically-trained pianist, adept of a fusion between the established

10 Feb 2022 - 10 Feb 2022

Imago Mundi Unearths a "Romanian" Satie for the Enescu Soirees Online

Few people know that the great Erik Satie was in love with Romanian folk music, which he had discovered by chance during the 1889 Paris World Exhibition. In its latest project, entitled GNOSSOS, the Imago Mundi ensemble explores this rather obscure connection which gave

14 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021

Kismet Quartet to Re-launch Enescu Soirees of New York In-person Concerts

As we are slowly getting back to in-person events, we are happy to re-launch our popular chamber music series, the Enescu Soirees of New York, with a concert offered by Kismet String Quaret, formed by Metropolitan Opera Orchestra musicians Ming-Feng Hsin (violin), Katherine

22 Jul 2021

Youth and Passion Conclude our Musical Season

The last concert of the summer in our popular Enescu Soirees Online presents the impetuos duo made up by Romanian violinist Ioana Popescu and German pianist and composer Alexander Maria Wagner, tireless promoters of Romanian music to wider European audiences. Don't