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form “ Friends of Music – PRO
PIANO-ROMANIA“ – Brief Presentation Initiated in 2003 by the “ PRO PIANO–ROMANIA “, Cultural Foundation with Public Utility Statute, the project is thought as a way of encouraging, stimulating and promoting children and young people with ages between 4 and 18 years old, who study piano in their free time, either in state schools, either in private schools.
It is an important cultural activity for their free time, undermining the harmful influences of streets ( absenteeism, violence, drugs ).
The purposes for initiating this section are as follows:
• encouraging learning to play a musical instrument, together with the obligatory general culture ;
• offering a possibility for showing what was learned ;
• creating an organized environment for musical and artistic manifestations ;
• offering a cultural alternative for spending the free time, undermining the many harmful influences of streets (absenteeism, violence, drugs, school drop-outs, etc).
6 editions of the Festival (and the 8th edition 2010) tookd place at “ Elvira Popescu “ Hall at the French Institute in Bucharest, as partners with the French Institute and French Embassy, at the “ Fete de la Musique “ ( Music’s Feast ) Festival, the 5th edition took place at the National Children’s Palace.
The number of participants had shown a significant increase every year : 1st edition ( 2003 ) – 45 , 2nd edition ( 2004 ) – 80 , 3rd edition ( 2005 ) – 140 , 4th edition ( 2006 ) – 145 , the 5th edition ( 2007 ) – 155 and the 6th and 7theditions(2008, 2009) - 165.
As for structure, the “ Friends of Music “ Festival has 2 sections : A and B, each of these divided in 12 categories, strictly based on age criteria :
- Category A is dedicated to young pianists who come from music schools ,
- Category B – for young pianists from private schools.
In the first 6 editions, the following teachers had been part of the jury :
Stela AVESALON–president– Bucharest, Romania
Venera BABEȘ - Bucharest, Romania
Cornelia BĂTRÂNCA – Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Rodica DĂNCEANU – Bucharest, Romania
Elena DUMITRESCU – Bucharest, Romania
Gabriela DUMITRIU – Bucharest, Romania
Lidia IONESCU – Bucharest, Romania
Camelia MUNTEANU – Bucharest, Romania
Anca NITESCU – Bucharest, Romania
Luminita OLOGEANU –Los Angeles, SUA
Luminita PROCOPCIUC –Targoviste, Romania
Andreea SERBANESCU – Bucharest, Romania |
Stefan TOLEA
The Special Prize for the youngest
participant at the 3rd edition in 2005 and
Excellency Prize at 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 editions. |
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