https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxrahMlK5cY
Andrei in 2006, when he was selected by the WPO (he was 12 years old)
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Andrei IONITA
(born in January 1994) cello - ROMANIA Since his father’s death, when he was 18 months old, he has lived alone in Bucarest with his mother, who earns 120 euros a month as an accountant. She is not a musician. He is an exceptionally gifted child and very mature for his age. He began playing the piano at five and the cello at the age of nine. He is an excellent student and earns grades of an average 18 or 19 in all subjects. The WPO would like to have him compete in progressively more difficult European competitions so that he can develop his talents to a maximum degree and measure his performance against those of other gifted children. Activities : 2006 Andrei has been invited to the "Petit Palais" in Paris (France) on November 27 by the Lagardere Foundation to perform at an awards ceremony for a variety of scholarships. This ceremony met a great success. 2007 Andrei has acheived great success in two consecutive competitions: - The VATELOT/RAMPAL competition, on 21 January in Paris, where he obtained the First Prize with a mark of 19/20; then a piano competition in Bucharest, on 24 January, where he obtained the First Prize, and the Special Jury Prize. He has been invited by the organisers of the Vatelot/Rampal competition to participate in a 'Prizewinners Concert', on Sunday 1st July 2007 in Paris. - February : several performances in Romania : on TVR Cultural channel ; a concert at the SUTU Palace in Bucharest ; intervenig during the Festival of Preclassic Music and other activities live on the national radio. - March : he appeared playing the cello on the most popular audience show TV "Surprises, surprises"; he played also in a concert dedicated to the " Jour de la Francophonie" at the COTROCENI Palace (presidential palace). - May : Andrei got the first prize for cello and piano (mark of 10/10 for both instrument) in the "In memoriam Serafim Antropov" contest (Romania). - June : Romania : International contest "The Golden Lyre" : Andrei has got the First Prize + the Special Prize of thr Jury. - June (13 & 14th) : Contest at the National Palace of Children : First Prize for a duo with another young cellist ; First Prize for a trio with a cello and a piano ; First Prize as soloist. - Summer : invited to play as cello leader in a young european orchestra for a tour in Germany and Italy. - Andrei plays solo in the George Enescu Festival in Bucharest (normally reserved for professionals). This summer he took part in the European Youth Orchestra. - November 25th : Bucarest : International Contest of Cultural Interferences "Paul Polidor" : First Prize for both piano and cello. - December 2007 : soloist for an exceptional concert at the "Hotel National des Invalides" Paris, (see the video above). 2008 - From March 4th to March 9th Andrei participated to a cello masterclass held at Sinala with the greatest Romanian cellist and teacher at the Academy of Music. - March 20th : Andrei won the 1st Prize with the mark of 100/100 at the National contest organized by the Ministry of Education. - April 21st/24th : National contest in Cluj-Napoca : once again, Andrei won First Prize! - July 30th : exceptional concert in Tunis with Anes. This concert met great success with the public and the medias. 2009 - October 16th : Dresde (Germany) : Andrei won First Prize in the "Dotzauer" competition. - November : International "David Popper" competition in Varpalota (Hongary) : won 1st Prize - First prize : David Popper Competition, Varpalota, Hungary : see video at : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtKEhev-d10&feature=related - Concert as soloist : May, with the Pitesti Philharmonic Orchestra (Romania) - Recital : February, double recital (cello and piano) at the University of Music Bucharest 2010 - Kiwanis Prize, Bucharest, May 2010 - Concerts : March 21th, with the « Ermil Nichifor » Orchestra, Romanian Atheneum, on the occasion of the anniversary of great pianist Valentin Gheorghiu --- May 6th, with the Ploiesti Philarmonic Orchestra - Recitals : May 20th, at the Arcus Cultural Centre, broadcast by Radio Romania Cultural --- May 16th and 18th, two recitals at the Romanian Composers Union “George Enescu” Museum and Romanian Atheneum, the latter one being broadcast by TVR Cultural --- November 7th and 9th, at the “George Enescu” Museum and ARCUB concert hall, in Sonoro festival. 2011 - Concerts : June 2nd, with the Arad Philarmonic Orchestra --- October 25th, with the Iasi Philarmonic Orchestra, conducted by Ilarion Ionescu-Galati - Recitals : January 11th, on the scene of the Romanian Atheneum, together with pianist Viniciu Moroianu --- March 8th, recital of cello and piano at the Hungarian Cultural Centre in Bucharest --- March 20th, together with Trio “Sternin” at the Jewish Cultural Centre in Bucharest --- May 4th, recital of cello and chamber music, together with Trio “Sternin” at Craiova Philarmonic concert hall --- May 17th, recital at the Romanian Atheneum, also broadcast by TVR Cultural --- June, recital in Arezzo, Italy, after chamber music masterclasses held there with the Sonoro ensemble. 2012 - Concert : March 5th, with the « Ermil Nichifor » Orchestra, Romanian Atheneum - Recitals : -April 4th, at the Romanian Atheneum, playing the Mendelssohn Octet with Remus Azoitei, teacher at Royal College London, as part of a project of conductor Cristian Badea with Romanian students --- Next as invited : August 6th, at Sighisoara Music Festival for a solo recital, as well as to a masterclass with prof. Heidi Litschauer, from Mozarteum Academy in Salzburg --- November 15th, at Bruxelles, for a recital with Trio “Sternin”. - October : will start at the "Universitat der Kunste Berlin" (with Jens Peter Maintz) 2013 Ionita Andrei Ionut : "On my way to Moscow, so excited to play the Hachaturian cello concerto with the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra. Many thanks to Maestro Pavel Kogan for the invitation" (Facebook extract) To continue at : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Ioni%C8%9B%C4%83 |