Solo flute: Ion Bogdan Ştefănescu
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Ion Bogdan Stefanescu

Ion Bogdan Stefanescu

Born on 25th of April 1969, in Romania

Studies:

• Doctor in Music (2002)
• Master of Music Degree - University of Illinois,Urbana-Champaign, USA –leading
• Professor Alexander Murray (1994 - 1995)
• Universityof Music, Bucharest - Flute Section (1993)
• George Enescu High Schoolof Music, Bucharest (1987)

Special courses with:

James Galway, Alain Marion, Wolfgang Schulz, Pierre Yves Artaud

Artistic activity:

Début at the age of 14, as soloist at the Atheneum Hall (with "Il Cardellino", by Antonio Vivaldi)

Many recitals and concerts as soloist inRomania and abroad: England, France, Spain, Czechoslovakia, North Korea,Germany, U.S.A.

Laureate of many national and international competitions:

• Medaland Diploma for performance of Concerto by André Jolivet, atthe 21st edition of "George Enescu Festival" granted by UNIMIR (TheRomanian Union of Interprets), 2013
• "TheMedal of Cultural Merit", Order of Chevalier, conferred by the Presidentof Romania for excellency in culture , 2011
• Romanian Music Magazine Prize for Interpretation,2009
• Composer Uniuon Prize for Trio Contraste, 2009
• Composer Uniuon Prize for Solo Activity, 2007
• "The Medal of Cultural Merit"conferred bythe Prszident of Romania for Excellency in Music, 2004
• Liones Club Prize for Best Performance in James GalwaySeminar, 2003
• Prize of George Dima Academy of Music, Cluj,Romania, 1987
• First Prize, "Concertino" - Prague, Czechoslovakia,1986
• ”Diploma of Merit" - Elite Chamber Music,G.B.Viotti, Vercelli - Italy, 1984
• First Prize at the National Flute Competition, Romania,1985

Participated in many national and international music Festivals:

• GeorgeEnescu International Festival, Bucharest;
• Contemporary Music Festival, Bucharestand Darmstadt;
• Festival of Classical and ContemporaryMusic, Phoenian, North Korea
• National Flute Assosiation, Kanssas, USA
• International Flute Assosiation, Munchen
• Zeit für Neue Musik, Bayreuth, Germania
• Wien Modern
• Steingreber Festival
• British Flute Society Convention, Manchester
• NFA, Washington, USA

He is a member of the three most importantRomanian contemporary music groups:

Trio Contraste,ProContemporania and Profil

Radio and TV recordings:

S.R.R.; Deutschlandfunk-Köln; WDR; Société de Musique Contemporaine Lausanne; Bayeriche Rundfunk; DRS 2; Hessischer Rundfunk; TVR 1; TVR 2; TVR Cultural; Antena 1; B1TV;Alfa TV; TVRM; DiGi 24; Money Chanel

CD:

• The Featheard Serpent, Sargaso, 2016
• Flutes Play, gutingi, 2015
• Sieben Rosen hat der Strauch, gutingi, 2014
• The Golden Flute, Radio House, 2013
• Horst Lohse - Trio Contraste, Cavalli Records, 2013
• Der Schlüssel der Träume, gutingi, 2013
• Foergetmenot, gutingi, 2012
• Tabu - Violeta Dinescu /Trio Contraste, gutingi,2010
• A Composer - An Interpreter, 2009
• Apfelwürmer, Cavalli Records, 2007
• Circuit (flaut solo), Ed. gutingi, 2005
• Uroboros (flautsolo), Musical Records, 2005
• Wandlungen (Trio Contraste), Leondra Records, 2005
• Sonnengesang (TrioContraste), gutingi, 2004
• Ansamblul Profil, 2004
• Romanian Women Composers (Procontemporania), Arfa - UCMR, 2003
• George Enescu – Dixtuorul ("G.Enescu" Philharmonic), Art Nova, 1999
• George Enescu – Simfonia de cameră ("G.Enescu" Philharmonic), ArtNova, 1999

DVD :

• Scarlatti & Beethoven ("George Enescu" Quintet), AIX Records,2002
• Mixtures I ("George Enescu" Quintet), AIX Records, 2002
• I.S.Bach,AIX Records, 2002

Compozitions:

• DeepVoices Praying - for two bass flutes (2009) - firstpremier - SIMN
• Dizzy Flutes - for 4 flutes (2009), first premier - SIMN
• MAMBOlero – percussion and tape (2007), firt premier - SIMN
• "Pianissimo Summer Dream" – Percussion Ansamble - first premier - Lausanne Conservatoire, 16noiembrie 2005
• Original Music for "Pâlnia şi Stamate" – Urmuz, director GavrilPinte, production S.R.R., 2004
• Original Music for Ilie Constantin poetry, director CristianMunteanu, producţie S.R.R., 2004
• Original Music for Matei Vişniec, "Securi decapitate",Tracus Arte, 2014

Opera libretist:

• "Noaptealbastră" (Blue Night), music by Diana Rotaru
• "W" – after "Stage Director" by W.A.Mozart

Published Books:

• The verse which leaves death speechless, Tracus Arte, 2016
• Soulful Shout, Tracus Arte, 2014
• Six scripts looking for a director, Tracus Arte, 2013
• To Him, Tracus Arte, 2013
• Blood Voices, Tracus Arte, 2012
• The Passing Word, Tracus Arte, 2011
• Chage Unchaged, Opera Magna, 2010
• Of Stones and Birds, Axa Publishing, 2006
• The Ages of Flute, Libra, 2005
• Games of Mirrors, Libra, 2004

His biography is included in:

• MEN OF ACHIEVEMENT (International Biographical Centre, Cambrige, 1988)
• FIVE THOUSANDPERSONALITIES OF THE WORLD (Two, The AmericanBiographical Institute, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, 1989).
• WHO'S WHO ÎN ROMÂNIA (Pegasus Press, Bucureşti, 2002)

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www.ionbogdanstefanescu.ro/ www.ibsflute.co.uk

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