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Music

RCI London is the most musical institution on Belgrave Square! Classical music, jazz, electro, alternative and folk music are all popular features of our programme. We collaborate with Wigmore Hall, St Martin-in-the Fields, Kings Place and London Jazz Festival. The Institute is the home of the Enescu Society, established in 2007. Together with the Institute it organizes the popular Enescu Concerts Series in its chamber music hall.

 

 
Romania on the RADAR: Mercury Quartet lit up the Forge

Romania on the RADAR: Mercury Quartet lit up the Forge

The RADAR Concert Series was created by Mercury Quartet at London’s trendy and intimate The Forge Club in Camden and represents the ensemble’s aim for discovering and showcasing the most exciting emerging composers alongside masterworks of the 20th and 21st century. This season, each concert will represent the music form the quartet...

02/07/2013 @ The Forge, 3-7 Delancey Street, London NW1 7NL
Enescu, a soundtrack for Trafalgar Square

Enescu, a soundtrack for Trafalgar Square

  The Romanian Series at the popular St Martin-in-the-Fields in Trafalgar Square resume with a concert by violinist Eva Demeter and pianist Theodoros Iosifidis who will make the music of George Enescu resound once more on the prestigious venue in central London. The masterful duo present a programme including, besides Enescu, works by...

12/07/2013 @ St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London

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Dublin Lab Sounds Romanian

Dublin Lab Sounds Romanian

  Six new Irish and Romanian collaborative pieces integrating acoustic music, live electronic music, interactive video and dance will debut at the daring Dublin Sound Lab with the support of the Romanian Cultural Institute. The programme features four commissioned works by Fergal Dowling, Jonathan Nangle, Piaras Hoban and Sabina...

08/06/2013 @ Smock Alley Theatre, Contemporary Music Centre, Fishamble Street, Temple Bar, Dublin
  The Visionary of Bournemouth, Remembered on Belgravia's Busiest Chamber Music Stage

The Visionary of Bournemouth, Remembered on Belgravia's Busiest Chamber Music Stage

The final concert of the 2012-2013 Enescu Concets Series celebrates the genius of Constantin Silvestri at 100 years since his birth and, at the same time, the legacy of the seminal friendship between two great composers, Silvestri and Enescu. Pianist Anda Anastasescu pays tribute to them both in this concert, performing works for solo piano and...

06/06/2013 @ Romanian Cultural Institute, 1 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X8PH
Pianist Alexandra Silocea, admired for the grace and elegance of her performances, at St. Martin-in-the-fields

Pianist Alexandra Silocea, admired for the grace and elegance of her performances, at St. Martin-in-the-fields

The Romanian Cultural Institute in London series of recitals at the prestigious central London venue of St. Martin-in-the-fields continues with a recital by Alexandra Silocea, one of the most praised Romanian pianists living in England. A real treat, the programme, which gravitates around the theme of “water”, presents works by...

10/05/2013 @ St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London
Exuberant ConTempo’s Ireland-UK tour continues with three London concerts

Exuberant ConTempo’s Ireland-UK tour continues with three London concerts

  The ConTempo Quartet much-awaited London tour, supported by the Romanian Cultural Institute, continues, after Dublin, with three London concerts. The first one will take place in 1 Belgrave Square on 4 April within our well-established Enescu Concerts Series and will present Enescu’s challenging String quartet No 1 and the...

04 - 07/04/2013 @ Various venues in London
Exuberant ConTempo’s Ireland-UK tour debuts in Dublin

Exuberant ConTempo’s Ireland-UK tour debuts in Dublin

As a preface to their much-awaited London tour, supported by the Romanian Cultural Institute, the multi award-winning ConTempo String Quartet plays Enescu’s expressive String quartet no 2 at the prestigious Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin, with the support of the Romanian Embassy in Dublin. The programme also includes Brahms’ Piano...

31 - 28/03/2013 @ Hugh Lane Gallery, Charlemont House, Parnell Square North, Dublin
The king of all musical instruments will be celebrated by virtuoso Ferenc Vizi

The king of all musical instruments will be celebrated by virtuoso Ferenc Vizi

Ferenc Vizi, a young master of poetic touch and intense execution, offers an exceptional reading of some of the greatest scores written for the king of all instruments. Well known throughout the world for his talent and precision, the pianist will take us through a journey of rediscovery into the music of Mozart, Debussy and Gershwin. The...

24/03/2013 @ Institut Francais, Library, 17 Queensberry Pl., Londra, SW7 2DT
Florian Mitrea is the March “Pianist of the World” at St Martin-in-the-Fields

Florian Mitrea is the March “Pianist of the World” at St Martin-in-the-Fields

This year, Romanian talent takes the spotlight again on one of the most vibrant musical scenes in Central London. Our 2013 programme at St Martin-in-the-Fields kicks off with Florian Mitrea, who will appear within the seductive “Pianists of the World” series. The pianist, former recipient of the Enescu Scholarship (2010-2011),...

22/03/2013 @ St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, Londra
Enescu: Neglected Genius, a Concert by Schubert Ensemble

Enescu: Neglected Genius, a Concert by Schubert Ensemble

We are proud to support “Enescu: Neglected Genius”, a concert part of Schubert Ensemble’s 30th anniversary celebrations, taking place at Kings Place from 7 to 9 March 2013. The Schubert Ensemble has always had a passion for championing neglected works of the past that deserve a wider hearing. In the last few years they...

08/03/2013 @ Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG
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