Warsaw | "Warsaw Autumn" 2021: Meeting with Romanian Composer Doina Rotaru

A meeting with the Romanian composer Doina Rotaru will take place on 22 September 2021 at 12 p.m. at the seat of the Polish Composers' Union (27 Old Town Market Place). The partner of the event, organised as part of the "Warsaw Autumn" International Festival of Contemporary Music, is the Romanian Cultural Institute in Warsaw.

Born in 1951, Romanian composer Doina Rotaru has a B.A. and a M.A in composition at the National University of Music in  Bucharest. She studied here between 1970 and 1975  with Tiberiu Olah.  Since 1996 she has been a professor of composition and, since 2008, the head of the composition department at the same University. She has written so far over 100 works that cover almost every musical genre: from solo, chamber, choral to orchestral works, from works that mix instrumental with electronic music to theater music.

Her music has been performed in many concerts and festivals all over the world: Europe, Far-East, Australia, Canada, North and South-America. Some of Doina Rotaru's works have been commissioned by Radio France, Radio Graz, Suntory Hall Tokyo, French Ministry of Culture, Warsaw Autumne festival, Stockholm Saxophone Quartet, ensembles and soloists from France, Germany, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Switzerland. Doina Rotaru was awarded prizes by the Romanian Academy (Bucharest,1996) and the Romanian Composers' Association (1981, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2004 and 2007). For her 2nd Symphony, she’s won in 1994  the first prize at the Gedok - Mannheim International Competition (Germany).

The meeting (in Polish and in English) will be conducted by an expert in contemporary music – musicologist Krzysztof Kwiatkowski. It will be also attended by Mieczysław Kominek – President of the Polish Composers' Union, Jerzy Kornowicz – Director of the "Warsaw Autumn" Festival, and the musicians who will perform Doina Rotaru's anniversary concert the following day, on 23 September at 5 p.m. at the State Music School Complex No. 1 in Warsaw.

Admission to the events is free!

Programme details: https://warszawska-jesien.art.pl/en/2021/programme/programme