Violin Maestro Remus Azoiței Plays Bach's Chaconne in the Enescu Soirees Online
The week’s recital on the virtual stage of our Enescu Soirees is put on by one of the most accomplished Romanian classical musicians, a graduate of the famous and famously impenetrable Juilliard, REMUS AZOIȚEI. From London, the violin maestro sends his regards to New
LIFE ANEW. Writers Imagine the World after the Pandemic / Ioan Es. Pop
In time of calamity and social distress, it was often the writers who were called to imagine how the world would heal its wounds and begin again. Inspired by the creative examples of the past, we have summoned an extraordinary ensemble of authors and translators and challenged
The History of Romania in One Object / Cuza's Oka
The simultaneous election of charismatic and visionary Alexandru Ioan Cuza to the thrones of Moldavia and Wallachia in 1859, a brilliant diplomatic coup accomplished by a progressive generation forged during “the Spring of Nations” in 1848, was not only the first chapter
Artists React to the Pandemic - Works & Talks Series | E5/8: MIHAI ZGONDOIU
In the middle of the pandemic, artists are finding countless ways to continue their practice and lift our spirits. Eight Romanian artists have taken our challenge with the kind of ingenuity one would expect from highly creative minds and are ready to share with us and the
Sînziana Mircea in the Enescu Soirees Online: A Seductive Escape on Two Continents
Beautiful, fearless and utterly seductive, Sînziana Mircea yielded standing ovations with a memorable recital at the Harvard Club of New York last year in November during a three-event stint in the Big Apple. She makes a virtual comeback in the Enescu Soirees with a program
Maria Bucur Looks at the Women's Century and Beyond
Our interlocutor in the FERARU CONFERENCES this week is one of the most influential feminist academics, Professor MARIA BUCUR of Indiana University, the author of the ambitiously revisionist and original The Century of Women: How Women Have Transformed the World Since 1900
The History of Romania in One Object: The Banner of Stephen the Great
Leaving behind the complex Dacian civilization we now turn our focus on medieval Moldavia, one of the historical provinces that make up contemporary Romania, during the flourishing time of Stephen the Great (1457-1504), a great Christian commander and a cunning diplomat
A Dreamy Respite at the Enescu Soirees Online
Two exceptional musicians of the young generation, cellist Ștefan Cazacu and harpist Adriana Cîlțea, distinguished members of the spectacular Romanian Youth Orchestra, obscure the troubling signals of a difficult time with a recital radiating sensibility and longing and
Heroism, the Medical Definition
Our first guest in the new season of the Leon Feraru Conferences Online is DR. THEO TRANDAFIRESCU, one of the most respected medical specialists in New York and a true hero on the most dangerous front: the fight against the devastating effects of COVID-19. Working day and
Suicidal Dog and Laika Premieres on the RCI Digital Stage
The second show in our newly launched Digital Stage series is Suicidal Dog and Laika,a surrealist parable teeming with quirky characters and unexpected twists that explores contemporary topics such as belonging, otherness and displacement, written by Cătălina Florescu,
The History of Romania in One Object: The Dacian Gold Bracelets
The next landmark of our journey through Romanian history is one of the most spectacular vestiges of the Ancient world, the Dacian Gold Bracelets, the epitome of a warlike, fiercely independent and complex civilization, presented by the reputed numismatist, archaeologist