Enescu Month in London - London Philharmonic Orchestra Chamber Ensemble

London Philharmonic Orchestra Chamber Ensemble to Open the 2015 Enescu Concerts Series

The 2014/15 season of the 'Enescu Concerts' Series resumes with the chamber ensemble of the London Philharmonic Orchestra performing George Enescu’s superb 'String Octet' , as a prelude to the great premiere of the 3rd George Enescu Symphony at the Royal Festival Hall on the 7th of February. The event will be opened by maestro Remus Azoiței with a tribute to Enescu, the violonist: 'Chaconne' for Solo Violin by Bach, the Romanian composer's favourite musical piece.

The London Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the world's finest symphony orchestras, balancing a long and distinguished history with a reputation as one of the UK's most adventurous and forward-looking orchestras. The Orchestra was founded by Sir Thomas Beecham in 1932, and since then has been headed by many of the great names in the conducting world. The Orchestra's current Principal Conductor is Vladimir Jurowski, appointed in 2007. One of today’s most sought-after and dynamic conductors, acclaimed worldwide for his incisive musicianship and adventurous artistic commitment, Vladimir Jurowski is also a regular guest with many of the world's leading orchestras in both Europe and North America.

Renowned violinist Remus Azoiței has been a featured soloist of prestigious European ensembles including the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre National de Belgique and Deutsche Kammer Orchester. Described in The Strad as 'an uninhibited virtuoso, with soul and fabulous technique', he has performed on prominent international stages including Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall of Lincoln Centre in New York, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, and Wigmore Hall in London. Azoiței is a violin professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London and the Artistic Director of the Enescu Society in Great Britain.

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The Enescu Month in London (23 January – 7 February 2015) is the culmination of more than 7 uninterrupted years of memorable soirées dedicated to the totemic figure of Romanian symphonic tradition and organized by the Romanian Cultural Institute in association with the Enescu Society of London. Bringing together Romanian and international musicians under the aegis of the great composer, the monthly 'Enescu Concerts' Series has turned 1 Begrave Square into a space of discovery, initiation, and delight.

The Enescu Month in London is a star-studded tribute, featuring the chamber ensemble of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, violinist and professor Remus Azoiței, the spectacular violin duo Gabriel Croitoru – Liviu Prunaru, accompanied by pianist Horia Mihail, and historians, music critics and promoters like Sir Noel Malcolm, James Jolly, Oltea Şerban Pârâu, Cristina Andrei and Oana Marinescu.

Special guest: Mihai Constantinescu, director of the Enescu International Festival Bucharest.

The programme’s chamber concerts, talks and special events, running for several weeks, is a prelude to the premiere of George Enescu’s 'Symphony No. 3' by the London Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Vladimir Jurowski at Royal Festival Hall on 7 February 2015.