Tamara Smolyar, the Australian pianist on this album, began formal piano lessons at age four in Kiev, Ukraine, and won several national competitions in the former USSR.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Teodorescu-Ciocănea's inspirations include folklore, religious music, traditional forms, and multilayered spectralism, following other Romanian composers like Horațiu Rădulescu and Ştefan Niculescu.
Composer Biography
Teodorescu-Ciocănea became a Professor of Composition at the National University of Music in Bucharest, where she had previously studied.
Composer Biography
Livia Teodorescu-Ciocănea, born in Galaţi, Romania, in 1959, studied piano from a young age and later pursued degrees in composition and musicology.
Recording & Production
This album features first recordings for all works except 'Endeavour Bells: Fantasy for Piano Solo'.
Performer Biography
Tamara Smolyar has had music written for her by numerous composers, including Livia Teodorescu-Ciocănea, the composer featured on this album.
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