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Biography
Valentin Gheorghiu (IPA-ro|valen'tin ge?or'gi.u; born March 21, 1928) is a Romania n Classical music|classical pianist and composer .
Biography
Gheorghiu was born in Galati , Romania in 1928. He was first a pupil of Constanta Erbiceanu at the Bucharest Academy of Music and then of Lazare Lévy at the Conservatoire National de Musique in Paris , France . He is one of the leading Romanian pianists of the twentieth century.
He was member of the Romanian Trio, together with Stefan Gheorghiu (violinist)|Stefan Gheorghiu and Radu Aldulescu . At the first edition of the George Enescu International Competition in 1958, he won the first prize for the best performance of the third sonata by Enescu, together with his brother the violinist Stefan Gheorghiu (violinist)|Stefan Gheorghiu .
Critics: Modest much too modest, Valentin Gheorghiu is a man of perfect moral conduct: ”he remains in his place”, he does not enjoy being in the light spot, as he is too shy to assert himself. Knowing his value, let us proclaim him as a first class and authentic musician: for over a half a century, the complex musician, pianist and composer, Valentin Gheorghiu, has honestly and impressively represented the Romanian spirit.
Repertoire
Gheorghiu's wide repertoire includes many Romantic composers such as Robert Schumann|Schumann , Edvard Grieg|Grieg , Johannes Brahms|Brahms , Felix Mendelssohn|Mendelssohn , Franz Liszt|Liszt , Frédéric Chopin|Chopin , Franz Schubert|Schubert , Sergei Rachmaninoff|Rachmaninoff , in addition to music by Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven , as well as modern compositions by Romanian composers, George Enescu , Paul Constantinescu and himself.
Notable recordings
1960 - Chopin Favourite Works Solo Piano 1960 UK HMV XLP 20021 (Excellent review in Gramophone)
1985 - Robert Schumann|Schumann , Piano Concerto (Schumann)|Piano Concerto in A minor , with Emil Simon and the Cluj-Napoca Philharmonic
1986 - Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven , Piano Concerto No. 5 (Beethoven) , with Emil Simon and the Cluj-Napoca Philharmonic
1987 - Edvard Grieg|Grieg , Piano Concerto (Grieg)|Piano Concerto in A minor , with Cristian Mandeal and the Cluj-Napoca Philharmonic
1987 - Johannes Brahms|Brahms , Piano Concerto No. 1 (Brahms) , with Cristian Mandeal and the Cluj-Napoca Philharmonic
External links
http://romania-on-line.net/whoswho/GheorghiuValentin.htm "Valentin Gheorghiu" at Romania on Line
References
Persondata|NAME= Gheorghiu, Valentin |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION= piano|Pianist , Composer |DATE OF BIRTH=21 March 1928 |PLACE OF BIRTH= Galati , Romania |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= DEFAULTSORT:Gheorghiu, Valentin Category:1928 births Category:Romanian classical pianists Category:Romanian composers Category:Living people Category:People from Galati Category:Alumni of the Conservatoire de Paris Romania-composer-stubpianist-stub ro:Valentin Gheorghiu
