The State Philharmonic Orchestra of
Sibiu
Sibiu ( , , german: link=no, Hermannstadt , la, Cibinium, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'', hu, Nagyszeben ) is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Ci ...
( ro, Filarmonica de Stat Sibiu) is an orchestra from
Romania
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.
History
In the 16th century, Sibiu had one of the first European schools for
organ
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Biology
* Organ (biology), a part of an organism
Musical instruments
* Organ (music), a family of keyboard musical instruments characterized by sustained tone
** Electronic organ, an electronic keyboard instrument
** Hammond ...
, funded by
Hyeronymus Ostermayer and the city's archive contains music scores signed by composers of the 17th and 18th centuries. In 1774, at the court of
Samuel von Brukenthal
Samuel Freiherr von Brukenthal (, 26 July 1721, in Leschkirch – 9 April 1803, in Sibiu) was the Habsburg governor of the Grand Principality of Transylvania between 6 July 1774 and 9 January 1787. He was a personal advisor of Empress Maria Ther ...
, governor of
Transylvania
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, a professional orchestra held its first concert. In 1792, one year after
Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his ra ...
’s death, ''
Die Entführung aus dem Serail
' () ( K. 384; ''The Abduction from the Seraglio''; also known as ') is a singspiel in three acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The German libretto is by Gottlieb Stephanie, based on Christoph Friedrich Bretzner's ''Belmont und Constanze, oder Die ...
'' was played in Sibiu, and later in 1800, ''
The Creation'', by
Joseph Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...
.
The State Philharmonic of Sibiu was founded on January 1, 1949. Together with the orchestra, artists from Romania and other countries have performed, among them:
Ion Voicu
Ion Voicu (; October 8, 1923 – February 24, 1997) was a Romanian violinist and orchestral conductor of Romani ethnicity. In 1969 he founded the award-winning Bucharest Chamber Orchestra, which is now conducted by his son Mădălin Voicu.
Life ...
,
Valentin Gheorghiu
Valentin Gheorghiu (; born 21 March 1928) is a Romanian classical pianist and composer.
Biography
Gheorghiu was born in Galaţi, Romania in 1928. He was first a pupil of Constanța Erbiceanu at the Bucharest Academy of Music and then of Lazare ...
, Ștefan Ruha,
Monique de La Bruchollerie
Monique de La Bruchollerie (20 April 191515 December 1972) was a French classical concert pianist.
Career
La Bruchollerie was born in Paris. She came from a family of musicians, both François-Adrien Boieldieu and André Messager being among h ...
and
Jean Jaques Thiollier,
Sviatoslav Richter
Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter, group= ( – August 1, 1997) was a Soviet classical pianist. He is frequently regarded as one of the greatest pianists of all time, Great Pianists of the 20th Century and has been praised for the "depth of his int ...
,
Rudolf Kerer,
Lazar Berman
Lazar Naumovich Berman (russian: Ла́зарь Нау́мович Бе́рман, ''Lazarʹ Naumovič Berman''; February 26, 1930February 6, 2005) was a Soviet Russian classical pianist, Honoured Artist of the RSFSR (1988). He was hailed for a h ...
,
Dimitri Bashkirov
Dmitri Aleksandrovich Bashkirov (russian: Дми́трий Алекса́ндрович Башки́ров; November 1, 1931 – March 7, 2021) was a Russian pianist and academic teacher. Trained in his hometown Tbilisi and Moscow, he began an in ...
,
Ivry Gitlis
Ivry Gitlis ( he, עברי גיטליס; 25 August 1922 – 24 December 2020) was an Israeli virtuoso violinist and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. He performed with the world's top orchestras, including the London Philharmonic, New York Philha ...
, and
Montserrat Caballé
Montserrat Caballé i Folch or Folc (full name: María de Montserrat Bibiana Concepción Caballé i Folch (, , ; (12 April 1933 – 6 October 2018), known simply as Montserrat Caballé, was a Catalan Spanish operatic soprano. She sang a wide va ...
.
In 2004, the location of the State Philharmonic of Sibiu was moved to
Thalia Hall
The Thalia Hall ( ro, Sala Thalia) is a theatre and concert hall situated in Sibiu
Sibiu ( , , german: link=no, Hermannstadt , la, Cibinium, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'', hu, Nagyszeben ) is a city in Romania, in the historical r ...
. Built in 1787 by
Martin Hochmeister, the hall has been twice destroyed by fire during its history. The County Council of Sibiu restarted the restoration of the building in 1990. The official inauguration took place on October 7, 2004, with the music of the
Symphony no. 9 by Ludwig van Beethoven.
The Orchestra today
Conductors
Past
Henry Selbing
Petre Sbarcea (1977-2014)
Gabriel Bebeșelea (2014-2017)
Current
Vacant
The Orchestra
The orchestra currently consists of:
Piano:
Monica Florescu
Cello:
Makcim Fernandez Samodaiev, Alexandru Titus Tincu, Anca Demian, Claudia Grelus, Ina Turoiu, Zach Viorica, Silviu Chiorlise
1st violin: Marius Radu - concert master, Sergiu Fidiles - concert master, Lilia Radu, Ilia Rusnac, Vasile Șulț, Ludmila Lungu, Raluca Sfîriac, Daniel Bădăruță, Irina Dancu, Cotîrlea Iuliana, Ioan Andrei Moldovan, Ștefana Zaharia, Teodorian Popa
2nd violin: Elena Borz, Mihai Andrițcu, Ionuț Cristian Bugnar, Mădălina Tătărușanu, Eduard Dascaliuc, timea Gaudi, Costin Urlăeanu, Ioana Gavrilas
Viola: Gabriel Silișteanu, Alina Stavăr, Aurelia Mailat, Mihaela Scheau, Terez Mihály, Tiberiu Maniu, Ioana Șulț
Double Bass: Valentin Desaga, Chirila Adam, Bartha Robert
Flute: Oana Florentina Bădescu, Cozmin Demian, Coste Carina Maria
Oboe: Lucia Dobri, Romanino Lucian Popa, Oana Cristina Avram
Clarinet: Florin Grelus, Ciprian Dancu
Bassoon: Adam Raduly, Mircea Ittu, Ovidiu Borz
Horn: Antonio Mihail, Barta Tivadar, Alin Roman
Trumpet: Medve Sandor, Dorin Petcu, Dumitru Trocin
Trombone: Ion Palagniuc, Radu Munteanu, Emanuel Dombi
Tuba: Daniel Luca
Percussion: Andrei Marcovici, Alexandru Craciun
Harp: Ileana Rotaru
References
External links
www.filarmonicasibiu.ro- Official site
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Romanian orchestras
Musical groups established in 1949
1949 establishments in Romania