The Enescu Prize is a
prize
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music composition
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founded by Romanian composer
George Enescu
George Enescu (; – 4 May 1955), known in France as Georges Enesco, was a Romanian composer, violinist, conductor and teacher. Regarded as one of the greatest musicians in Romanian history, Enescu is featured on the Romanian five lei.
Biogr ...
, awarded from 1913 to 1946, and afterwards by the
National University of Music Bucharest
The National University of Music Bucharest ( ro, Universitatea Naţională de Muzică București, UNMB) is a university-level school of music located in Bucharest, Romania. Established as a school of music in 1863 and reorganized as an academy in ...
. Enescu is regarded by many as Romania's most important musician. Winners have included
Mihail Andricu and
Sergiu Natra.
* 1913:
Ion Nonna Otescu
* 1923:
Mihail Andricu
* 1924: Mihail Andricu
* 1942:
Roman Vlad
Roman Vlad (29 December 1919 – 21 September 2013) was a Romanian-born Italian composer, pianist, and musicologist.
Biography
Born in Cernăuți, Bukovina (now Chernivtsi, Ukraine), he studied with Titus Tarnawski and Liviu Russu in Romania ear ...
– Sinfonietta
* 1945:
Sergiu Natra – ''March and Chorale for orchestra'' and ''Divertimento in Ancient Style for string orchestra''
* 1964:
Tudor Ciortea – ''Din isprdvile lui Păcală'' (Some of Păcală's Exploits)
* 1970:
Pierre Amoyal
Pierre Amoyal (born 22 June 1949 in Paris) is a French violinist and is the artistic director of the Conservatory of Lausanne.
He owns the "Kochanski" Stradivarius of 1717. It was stolen from him in 1987 and recovered in 1991.
Life and ca ...
[Rutherford-Johnson, Tim; ed. (2013). ''The Oxford Dictionary of Music'', p.20. Oxford. .]
* 1974:
Pascal Bentoiu
* 1984:
Felicia Donceanu
* 1995:
Christian Wilhelm Berger – ''Inscription in Stone''
* 1998:
Maia Ciobanu
* 2001:
Irina Odagescu
See also
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George Enescu Festival
The George Enescu Festival (also known as George Enescu International Festival and Competition), held in honor of the celebrated Romanian composer George Enescu, is the biggest classical music festival and classical international competition hel ...
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George Enescu International Piano Competition
References
Classical music awards
Awards established in 1913
1913 establishments in Romania
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