Juan Valentin Duke Ellington School for the Performing Arts
| Valentin Radu | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | (1956-10-27) October 27, 1956 Bucharest, Romania |
| Genres | Classical, Early Music, Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | pianist, organist, usher |
| Instruments | Pianoforte, Organ |
| Years active | ca. 1963-present |
| Labels | Warner, PolyGram, Sony, Lyrichord |
| Associated acts | Juilliard Bach Players, Vox Renaissance Consort, Ama Deus Ensemble, Camerata Ama Deus |
| Website | www.VoxAmaDeus.org |
Valentin Radu is founder, creative director and conductor of Vox Ama Deus,[one] (currently consisting of the Camerata Ama Deus, the Ama Deus Ensemble and the Vocalization Renaissance Consort[2]) with performances at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia and other various city, suburban, and Main Line area venues, has led numerous orchestras and vocal ensembles in Europe and the U.S., including the Hungarian National Combo, Bucharest, Arad, Oradea Philharmonics, the Budapest Chamber Orchestra and the Romania National Radio Orchestra. In 1996 he conducted the Bucharest Philharmonic in Handel's Messiah, and in 1997 led the Romanian National Radio Orchestra in Handel's Acis and Galatea (both English language premieres).
Biography [edit]
He has conducted Voice Ama Deus in various programs ranging from motets and madrigals to authentically staged Renaissance operas performed on original instruments. Since 1997, he has conducted the Ama Deus Ensemble and Maestro Dan Grigore, a Romanian pianist, in Viennese Gala concerts in Philadelphia. He has conducted Peter Donohoe also in annual American Contemporary concerts at The Kimmel Center. He also conducted Ama Deus Ensemble in its yearly Skilful Fri performances at Cathedral Basilica of SS Peter and Paul in Philadelphia.
Valentin Radu and the Ama Deus Ensemble have recorded on several labels, featuring such masterpieces as Handel's Messiah, Bach's B Small-scale Mass and Magnificat, Handel's Acis and Galatea, Vivaldi's Gloria and Magnificat, Handel'due south Fireworks (H2o Music, Majestic Fireworks, Organ Concert No. 4, Op. 4), and Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem on the Lyrichord label. Their discography (a library of 18 as of 2010) also includes: A Baroque Christmas, A European Christmas, A Renaissance Noel on the PolyGram label, and Glad Tidings, released on both the Warner label and Sony Classics.
Built-in in Romania, Valentin Radu began his music studies at age 4. At historic period half dozen he fabricated his concert debut on the stage of the Bucharest Combo (as a piano recitalist) and at age 9 as a concert soloist with the Bucharest Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1973, at 16, he won the prestigious Rome Piano Competition, and in 1979 - the Saarbrücken Organ Competition. In 1980, he won the silver medal at the Bach International Contest in Leipzig.
Radu holds Doctoral and master'southward degrees from the Juilliard School[ citation needed ] and a Bachelor of Music degree from the Bucharest Academy of Music. In 1976, he founded and conducted Juvenes Musici, a chamber orchestra under the auspices of the Bucharest Combo. In 1980 he founded "The Juilliard Bach Players" chamber orchestra and initiated the "Bach at Juilliard" concert series at New York's Lincoln Center.
In 1984 Radu was invited to inaugurate and, in 1985, make the showtime LP solo recording on the newly rebuilt organ of the Imperial Chapel of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna. The original musical instrument was congenital in 1721, on which Mozart himself performed during his 12 years every bit Vienna's Courtroom Musician.
In improver to being a classical music scholar and artist, Valentin Radu has been involved in jazz performance equally a usher and a solo performer. In December 1998, he conducted the 97-member Bucharest Philharmonic in a Gershwin Centennial Gala concert, featuring the Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris, and Porgy and Bess. In November 1999, Radu conducted the Arad Combo in a centennial concert featuring works by Duke Ellington and George Gershwin. Since May 2000, Radu has conducted jazz concerts in Bucharest, with the "Sound" choir group, that has featured singer Teodora Enache and Johnny Răducanu.
In May 1999, Radu participated in the historic visit to Romania of Pope John Paul II. In September 2004, he was invited to be the sole performer at a special Un gala in New York honoring the President of Romania.[ commendation needed ]
In December 1997, Radu was awarded the Golden Apple past New York Metropolis Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.[ commendation needed ] In February 1999, the Romanian Music Critics' Association named him "1998 Musician of the Year".[ commendation needed ] In April 2003, Radu was bestowed the title of Honorary Citizen of the City of Bucharest by the mayor of his native boondocks who became Romania'south president.[ citation needed ]
On December 20, 2005, Valentin Radu received the K Officer of the Order of Cultural Merit, in recognition of his lifetime achievement in the arts and his efforts every bit "Cultural Ambassador" of Romania.[3] [4]
Valentin Radu also teaches music history and appreciation at Devon Preparatory School in Devon, Pennsylvania and heads the school's music department (Music Director 1995–2012), and was the Music Managing director for Philadelphia's Arch Street United Methodist Church (1994–2011).
References [edit]
- ^ Main Line Times paper article Retrieved on 2008-09-09
- ^ Wide Street Review, Retrieved on 2008-09-09
- ^ (wikipedia annotation: Photo from the presentation at the Romanian Embassy, Washington DC. Retrieved on 2010-09-29
- ^ Orders, Decorations and Medals of the Republic of Romania
External links [edit]
- Valentin Radu at Allmusic
- Vocalization Ama Deus, Radu's Philadelphia area music organization
- Recordings by Vox Ama Deus on the Lyrichord characterization
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentin_Radu
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