DANIEL CIOBANU (Romania)

Daniel Ciobanu, piano

Programme:
Robert Schumann (1810–1856), Kreisleriana, op. 16
George Enescu (1881–1955), Piè​ces Impromptues op. 18
VII. Carillon Nocturne
Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881), Pictures at an Exhibition

“… the syncopated dialogue with the orchestra becomes an intense listening experience … Ciobanu makes us sit up and take notice with long, fine, dreamy trills, underpinned by beautifully extended string cantilenas”.
Kaspar Sannemann at the Oper-aktuell.info – TONHALLE ORCHESTRA ZURICH

“…what no one expected is that pianist Daniel Ciobanu burst the script with his radical vision of Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 and the hall to collapse at the end of the first part, something extremely rare.”
Samuel González Casado – OSCYL Debut with Vasily Petrenko 15.2.2022

“Music is in his genes, and apart from technique, style and interpretation, it is about more substantial things, reflecting everything that can happen in the human mind. Bravura, ecstasy, anger, despair, playfulness, tenderness and orphaned abandonment were all to be heard in a breathtaking succession of directly appealing piano sounds.”
Amsterdam Concertgebouw Debut by WENNEKE SAVENIJE 27.11.2021

Daniel Ciobanu first appeared on the international stage sweeping gold medals at the renowned Unisa International Piano Competition (South Africa) and BNDES International Piano Festival (Rio de Janeiro). His international winning streak continued, including becoming the pianist in the history of the at the Morocco Philharmonic International Piano Competition to have won all the Special Prizes along with being unanimously voted by the jury for the Top Prize.

He followed his victories up with appearances at the world’s most prestigious venues and highly succesful tours of Japan, China, Taiwan, South Africa, and Brazil. Having performed with a plethora of the world’s most renowned orchestras ranging from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to the Konzerthausorchester, and having shared stages with acclaimed virtuosos like Isabel Karajan, violinist Julian Rachlin, under conductors such as Cristian Macelaru and Gabriel Bebeselea, he garnered a reputation as one of the world’s foremost solo pianists, touring venues such as Carnegie Hall, Konzerthaus Berlin, Munich Gasteig, Salzburg Mozarteum, De Bijloke in Gent, Auditorium de Radio France, the Taipei National Concert Hall and hosts of others.

He was the first ever Artist in Residence at the George Enescu Philharmonic in Bucharest. His opening season of residency included concerts under Cristian Macelaru and Gabriel Bebeselea. Most recently he was Artist in Residence “Banatul Philharmonic” Timisoara.

The Festival Prečkanja – Sconfinamenti project is funded by the European Union from the Small Projects Fund GO! 2025 financed by the Interreg VI-A-Italy-Slovenian 2021–2027 programme, managed by EGTC GO.

Complimentary tickets, courtesy of Primorske novice, can be collected an hour before the concert at the venue. Reservations are not possible, spaces are limited.