Violinist Sarah Nemtanu and Polish conductor Jacek Rogala are set to open the 2024 Royal Season with an extraordinary concert at the Romanian Athenaeum, on November 3.According to a press release sent on Monday, the opening of the 12th Royal Season, which became a traditional event in Bucharest, takes place under the auspices of the Romania-Poland Cultural Season 2024-2025, a bilateral programme aimed at strengthening cultural relations between the two countries and promoting artistic exchanges.The concert will offer a unique opportunity to explore Polish music through the overture to the opera "Jadwiga, Queen of Poland" by Karol Kurpinski - for the first time programmed in Romania by the Royal Chamber, but also to rediscover masterpieces such as the "Violin Concerto" by Jean Sibelius, performed by French violinist of Romanian origin Sarah Nemtanu, and the well-known "Symphony VI in F major op.68 'Pastoral'" by Ludwig van Beethoven.Over the years, the Royal Season presented exceptional concerts of the Royal Camerata with renowned conductors such as Horia Andreescu, Cristian Mandeal, Tito Ceccherini, Constantin Grigore, Sabin Pautza, Jin Wang, Kah Chun Wong, Tiberiu Soare or Leo Hussain, and also with great soloists such as violinists Shlomo Mintz, Alexandra Conunova, Remus Azoitei, Gabriel, Florin and Simina Crotioru, Alexandru Tomescu, Cristina Anghelescu, pianist Alexandra Dariescu, sopranos Nelly Miricioiu, Cellia Costea, Valentina Nafornita, Irina Iordachescu, mezzo-soprano Ruxandra Donose, tenors Teodor Ilincai, Florin Guzga.The "Royal Season" is a series of concerts performed at the Romanian Athenaeum, under the High Patronage of His Royal Highness, Prince Radu.The concert is organized with the support of the Romanian Ministry of Culture and the Adam Mickiewicz Institute in Poland, under the auspices of the Romania-Poland Cultural Season 2024-2025.
The Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Daniel, congratulated Pope Leo XIV for succeeding Pope Francis on Thursday, May 8. He expressed confidence that the new pope will continue to promote "the spirit of dialogue, peace, and cooperation between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church." "In a world facing multiple spiritual, economic, and […]
The organizers of the Untold festival announced they will offer a RON 150 (EUR 30) voucher toward the purchase of a festival pass to anyone who votes on May 18, during the second round of the presidential elections. In an online message, Untold representatives emphasized the connection between civic participation and the future of every […]
The Open Streets program, which sees the city's major arteries close for car traffic and become pedestrian areas, returns this weekend with a program of exhibitions, concerts, and a Festival of Lights. On Saturday, May 10, at 2:00 p.m., the public is invited to the Made in Romania exhibition, which presents a selection of civilian […]
Joseph Stiglitz, the famous economist and professor at Columbia University in New York, and winner of the Nobel Prize in economy in 2001, told an audience in Cluj, Romania, that governments must stimulate exports and key sectors when facing deficits. Stiglitz was in Romania on Thursday, May 8, to receive the title of Doctor Honoris […]
The Constitutional Court unanimously validated on Friday, May 9, the results of the first round of the presidential elections. It also rejected as unfounded a request to annul the elections filed by Sebastian-Constantin Popescu, the presidential candidate of the New Romania Party, it announced. The runoff, set for May 18, will see ultranationalist leader George […]
Bucharest's culinary scene welcomes back OLEA, the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel's celebrated Mediterranean destination, now reimagined with a fresh concept that blends authentic coastal flavours with contemporary sophistication. Following an extensive transformation, OLEA reopens its doors to offer guests a refined journey through the Mediterranean's sun-drenched culinary traditions, right in the heart of Romania's […]
