Sergiu Tuhuţiu is also a prolific entrepreneur, president of the Lipatti Music Production Foundation, and initiator of projects like 'Chopin Meets Broadway'.
Interpretation
The Symphony-Concerto for piano and orchestra demands a virtuoso soloist, but the integration between soloist and orchestra emphasizes symphonic structure over virtuosic display.
Performer Biography
Sergiu Tuhuţiu, the pianist, is a prize-winning artist, having won the Debut to Master Soloist Piano Competition 2013 in Saint Petersburg and placed second in the Manhattan International Piano Competition 2016.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Humă's music is rooted in the folk-music of his native Moldavia, revealing national traits from Central and Eastern Europe, yet its relevance is universal.
Composer Biography
Călin Humă, the composer, was born in Iaşi, Romania, and has lived and worked in Britain for over twenty years, serving as Romanian Honorary Consul to the United Kingdom.
Compositional Technique
Humă's Symphony No. 1, 'Carpatica', is deeply rooted in tonality, but his approach abjures 'traditional' key-relationships, demonstrating an individual compositional manner.
Performer Biography
Christopher Petrie, the conductor, co-founded the Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra of London and the Greenwich Mozart Festival.
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