The Philharmonia Orchestra of London, led by Principal Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali, will give two exceptional concerts, on August 27 and August 28, at the Palace Hall in Bucharest, with cellist Andrei Ionioni and pianist Alexandra Dariescu, at the 27th edition of the Enescu Festival.The first concert's programme features Caprice Italian Op. 45 by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Concerto No. 1 in E flat major for cello and orchestra Op. 107 by Dmitri Shostakovich and The Passage of Fire Suite by Igor Stravinsky (August 27), and the second - Fantezia for piano and orchestra by George Enescu and Symphony No. 7 in C major op. 60, Leningrad by Dmitri Shostakovich (August 28), ARTEXIM said in a press release sent on Tuesday.Considered one of the world's greatest orchestras, the Philharmonia Orchestra celebrates its 80th anniversary this year.The orchestra is recognized both for its traditional performances and its openness to innovative technology, with recordings including landmark LPs, over 150 film and video game soundtracks and streaming performances, and a recording of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67 traveling through interstellar space aboard the Voyager spacecraft.Tickets for the two concerts can be purchased both online at Eventim.ro and in physical format at Carrefour hypermarkets and Carturesti and Humanitas bookshop chains.
Romania’s Cătălina Ponor is one of the four gymnastics legends to be honored at the 28th annual International Gymnastics Hall of Fame (IGHOF) induction ceremony on May 17, according to an official announcement. The event will be held at the Petroleum Club in Oklahoma City. The 2025 IGHOF inductees are Beth Tweddle, Andreas Wecker, and […]
Value vouchers contributed over RON 32 billion to Romania’s Gross Domestic Product in 2023, which represents more than 2% of the national GDP. According to a study conducted by the Bucharest University of Economic Studies (ASE), value vouchers, including meal vouchers, holiday vouchers, gift vouchers, and cultural vouchers, have played an essential role in supporting […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has committed EUR 15 million to Morphosis Capital Fund II, a private equity fund supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and lower mid-market companies in Romania and across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Managed by Morphosis Capital Partners, the fund aims to provide equity financing as an […]
Simtel Team (SMTL), an engineering and technology group listed on the Main Market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange and one of the national leaders in renewable energy in Romania, aims to issue corporate bonds worth EUR 30 million. The company’s management has convened the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders for April 24-25, to request approval […]
About 46% of Romanians believe that what they currently buy is only the bare minimum to ensure their daily living due to inflation. In the last month, Romanians spent the most on food products (89%), utilities (82%), personal hygiene products (73%), home care products (67%), and medicines or supplements (66%), according to a Reveal Marketing […]
The Bucharest office market recorded its lowest level of deliveries in two decades in 2024, with only one major project completed, according to the annual report published by Colliers. Total rental demand fell by 18% compared to the previous year, but new demand remained at a similar level to 2023. At the same time, more […]
