Rasvan Dumitru

Rasvan Dumitru, violin (b. 1984, BraÅŸov) Dedicated to the study of the violin from the age of 5, Răsvan Dumitru attended the Art School of BraÈ™ov with Prof. Maria Mireanu and then the „Gh. Dima" Music Academy of Cluj-Napoca, in Univ.-Prof. Dr. Victoria Nicolae's class. He has been first concert master of the Romanian National Opera orchestra of Cluj-Napoca between 2007 and 2011, and principal of the second violin section of the Romanian National Youth Orchestra between 2008 and 2010. Currently he is principal of the second violin section of the "Transylvania" State Philharmonic of Cluj-Napoca and teaches violin and chamber music at the "Gheorghe Dima" Music Academy. Recipient of several national and international awards, and semi-finalist of the Concours Musical International de Montreal (2006), violinist Răsvan Dumitru also performed as a successful recitalist, both in Romania and abroad (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands). He performed as soloist with several Romanian orchestras, including the BraÅŸov Philharmonic, the “Transylvania” State Philharmonic of Cluj-Napoca and the Chamber Orchestra of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company. He has also cultivated a vivid interest in the performing style of the Baroque repertoire, by collaborating with several Baroque ensembles. He is playing a Leon Fischesser violin, lent to him for his life by the Swiss foundation Musique et Vie, following a competition held in 2005.