Dan Grigore
| Dan Grigore | |
|---|---|
 Dan Grigore, at a CNA meeting in 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
6 August 1943 Bucharest, Romania  |
| Genres | Classical Music |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist, Composer |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Labels | Electrecord |
Dan Grigore (born August 6, 1943) is a Romanian classical pianist and composer.
Biography
Grigore was born in Bucharest, Romania in 1943. He was first a pupil of Mihail Jora and then of Florica Musicescu, who had both been teachers to Dinu Lipatti. He also studied in Saint Petersburg with Tatiana Kravcenko and in Vienna with Richard Hauser. After 1966 his reputation is spread due to enthusiastic articles written by Cella Delavrancea. Together with Valentin Gheorghiu and Radu Lupu, Dan Grigore is one of the leading Romanian pianists of the second half of the twentieth century.
Repertoire
Grigore's wide repertoire includes many Romantic composers such as Schumann, Grieg, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, in addition to music by Beethoven.
Notable recordings
- 1987 - Schumann, Piano Concerto in A minor, with Emil Simon and the Cluj-Napoca Philharmonic
- 1987 - Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 5 (Beethoven), with Emil Simon and the Cluj-Napoca Philharmonic
- 1987 - Grieg, Piano Concerto in A minor, with Emil Simon and the Cluj-Napoca Philharmonic
- 1987 - Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tchaikovsky), with Cristian Mandeal and the Cluj-Napoca Philharmonic
- ???? - Brahms, Piano Concerto No. 1 (Brahms), with Mihai Brediceanu and the "George Enescu" Philharmonic
Honours
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