The Romanian Athenaeum has been the host of the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra for over a century.

The George Enescu Philarmonic Orchestra is the most representative muzical institution of Romania. Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 808 KB) http://www. ... Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 808 KB) http://www. ... Ateneul Român The Romanian Athenaeum (Romanian Ateneu Român, definite article form Ateneul Român) in the center of Bucharest, Romania. ...

Founded in 1886, under the supervision of Eduard Wachman, the Romanian Philarmonic Society had as purpose the creation of a permanent symphonic orchestra in Bucharest. By December of the same year, its first concert took place. Year 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Boston Pops orchestra performing on the Charles River Esplanade in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Status Capital of Romania Mayor Adriean Videanu, since 2005 Area 238 km² Population (2005) 1,924,959[1] Density 8,088 inh/km² Geographical coordinates Web site http://www. ...

Once that the palace of the Romanian Athenaeum was inaugurated on March 5, 1889, the concerts of the society started to take place in that location, as they do to this day. Ateneul Român The Romanian Athenaeum (Romanian Ateneu Român, definite article form Ateneul Român) in the center of Bucharest, Romania. ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (65th in leap years). ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Wachman, who conducted the first permanent orchestra until 1907, was followed by Dimitrie Dinicu (1868-1936), and himself was followed as the principal conductor starting from 1920, by George Georgescu (student of Arthur Nikisch and Richard Strauss). 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Arthur Nikisch (or Nikitsch) (October 12, 1855 – January 23, 1922) was a Hungarian conductor who performed mainly in Germany. ... This article is about the German composer of tone-poems and operas. ...

During this time, the repertoaire of the orchestra was greatly enlarged, and the Philarmonic entered the international scene. Meanwhile, great musical personalities of the inter-war period, such as Jacques Thibaud, Pablo Casals, Igor Stravinski, Enrico Mainardi, Alfred Cortot, Maurice Ravel, Richard Strauss, Yehudi Menuhin or Herbert von Karajan, played in Bucharest with the orchestra. The Interwar period (also interbellum) is understood within Western culture to be the period between the end of the First World War and the beginning of the Second World War in Europe, specifically 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939. ... Jacques Thibaud (September 27, 1880 - September 1, 1953) was a French violinist. ... Casals redirects here. ... Alfred Denis Cortot (September 26, 1877 – June 15, 1962) was a French pianist and conductor. ... Maurice Ravel in 1912. ... This article is about the German composer of tone-poems and operas. ... Yehudi Menuhin album cover Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE (April 22, 1916 – March 12, 1999) was a Jewish-born, American violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom and eventually became a British citizen. ... Herbert von Karajan (April 5, 1908 – July 16, 1989) was an Austrian conductor. ...

After World War Two, the institution diversed its activity by creating the Academic Choir, a strong nucleous of solists, and several chamber ensembles. After the death of George Enescu in 1955, the Philarmonic was renamed George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra in his honour. Likewise, the Orchestra is, by tradition, the first to play at the George Enescu Festival. This article is becoming very long. ... George Enescu George Enescu (pronunciation in Romanian: ; known in France as Georges Enesco) (August 19, 1881, Liveni – May 4, 1955, Paris) was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher, preeminent Romanian musician of the 20th century, and one of the greatest performers of his time. ... The George Enescu International Festival and Competition is a cultural event (music festival and contest) held every two years (until 2001, it was held every three years) in Bucharest, between the 1st and the 23rd of September. ...

Through its existance, the Philarmonic had as principal conductors, personalities such as Constantin Silvestri, Mircea Basarab, Dumitru Capoianu, Ion Voicu, Mihai Brediceanu. Currently, the general director is the conductor Cristian Mandeal, and the art director is Nicolae Licaret. Constantin Silvestri (May 13, 1913 – February 23, 1969) was a Romanian conductor. ... Ion Voicu (October 8, 1923–February 24, 1997) was a Romanian violinist and orchestral conductor of Roma ethnicity. ...

External links

• Official site (Romanian)