Un último beso a tus calles, Cluj una última caricia de mis ojos a tus murallas. Suena el rumor de tus bosques en tu música Toduță, Țürk, Țăranu Pop, Țună, Murariu. Habla tu historia de sangre y fronteras de reinos e imperios pasiones, pensamientos, iluminaciones en los ojos de tu […]
That contemporary music has distanced itself from society is a frequent contention. That society has given up on new music is the obverse claim. A simplistic view would be that educated composers have secluded themselves in ivory towers where rarified music is heard by a few connoisseurs, mostly other composers. […]
With some delay I write a few lines on this year’s Sigismund Toduță Festival, which took place from 11 to 17 May in Cluj-Napoca. This year’s was my third visit to the Festival. The Festival is an impressive display of organisation by the staff at Academia de Muzică Gheorghe Dima, […]
Well, even the most beautiful things must come to an end, although in their beauty lies an assurance that they will live on. Thank you, Academia de Muzică Gheorghe Dima, for your generosity and kindness towards me. Thank you, Prof Banciu and Mrs Banciu, Adrian Pop, Edith Gergely and Oana Balan for looking after […]