Events

10 Dec 2020

Diversity and Contrast at the Enescu Soirees

his year’s series of no less than 28 online musical events ends in style with two charismatic performers, cellist Adrian Mantu and accordionist Dermot Dunne, offering a program full of contrast and daring choices made of works by Constantin Dimitrescu, Nadia Boulanger,

9 Dec 2020 - 9 Dec 2020

The RCI Digital Stage Presents: SPOOKS, Directed by Alexandru Dabija

In the show premiering this week, the RCI Digital Stage is taken over by ghosts, living dead and werewolves, creatures of the night that move between this world and the other one and torture the lives of those left behind. According to director Alexandru Dabija’s satirical

7 Dec 2020

Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza's Decorations / The History of Romania in One Object

With the next episode of our historical saga we invite you to enter the fascinating realm of orders and decorations. Learn more about the making of Romanian modern state under Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza through four exceptional decorations, on display at the Union Museum

4 Dec 2020 - 4 Dec 2020

Contemporary Romanian Art Scene in 8 Gallery Tours | E5/8: SECTOR 1 GALLERY

Opened in 2017, Sector 1 Gallery, presented in the next episode of our Art Fridays series, is a meeting space of artists, curators and art lovers aiming to expand the boundaries of visual creativity. The gallery is located on the premises of the former factory serving the

3 Dec 2020

Pianist and Composer Paul Cartianu at the Enescu Soirees

The next recital of our Enescu Soirees Online is offered by Austria-based Romanian pianist and composer Paul Cartianu. The young, multi-talented musician will present a program featuring works by Beethoven and Enescu, complemented by one of his latest compositions. Watch

1 Dec 2020 - 1 Dec 2020

The RCI Digital Stage Presents: RICHARD III by William Shakespeare, directed by Gabor Tompa

The greatest villain in literary history climbs The RCI Digital Stage in director Gábor Tompa’s forceful, haunting staging of Shakespeare’s classic dissection of monstrous ambition and insatiable lust for power. Produced by The Hungarian Theater of Cluj together with

1 Dec 2020

Romania: A Commitment to Multilateralism. 65 Years of UN Membership

All major events in Romania’s modern history are at once consequential diplomatic achievements. Moreover, the creation and thriving of modern and contemporary Romania owe much to international cooperation and multilateralism, which have for long been a tenet of our diplomacy.

1 Dec 2020

Virtuosity and Panache for the National Celebration

Two mesmerizing virtuosos, acclaimed violinist Alexandru Tomescu, playing on a Stradivarius, and bandoneon maestro Omar Massa, join forces for an exhilarating tour of classical music masterpieces devoted to the National Day of Romania. A true history of some of the best

30 Nov 2020

The Golden Memories of the Greatest Coronation / The History of Romania in One Object

The next object presented in our historical series, The History of Romania in One Object, created in partnership with The National Museum of Transylvanian History in Cluj, is loaded with symbolism and emotion. The Great Medal of the 1922 Coronation of Ferdinand I and Marie

27 Nov 2020 - 27 Nov 2020

Art Fridays: Studio Visit with Sculptor Patriciu Mateescu

Venerable Patriciu Mateescu, one of the greatest post-war Romanian sculptors and the founder of Princeton-based Hamangia Foundation, is the artist in focus at our Art Fridays this week. Succeeding in transforming the ceramics into a major art and influencing a whole generation

26 Nov 2020

Cellist Mihai Marica Plays Bach at the Enescu Soirees

The genius of Johann Sebastian Bach is celebrated at the Enescu Soirees Online with a superb rendition of one his most famous suites by dazzling Romanian-American cellist Mihai Marica. Watch HEREProgram:Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011Prelude, Allemande,

25 Nov 2020 - 25 Nov 2020

The RCI Digital Stage Presents: LIVE by Thomas Perle / In a twisted society losing sight of reality, theater may hold a key to redemption

The RCI Digital Stage is busier than ever as another original production, an experimental media hybrid shown as part of the „Constantin Chiriac Presents” miniseries, comes to enrich our online theatrical program. Directed by Bobi Pricop, one of Romania’s most daring