Romania's George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra performs at the Osaka World Expo in celebration of Romania Day
The George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra, one of Romania's finest ensembles, is set to perform a series of concerts and recitals at the Osaka World Expo from June 24 to June 27.
The orchestra's first concert in Japan will take place on June 24 at Toyonaka Hall Osaka. Violinist Liviu Prunaru, a former concertmaster of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, will be the soloist for the concert, which includes Four Seasons in My Hometown by Shun-Ichiro Genda, Concerto no. 1 for violin and orchestra by Max Bruch, and Symphony No. 8 by Antonín Dvořák. Ciprian Marinescu, who is also a music director of the Harmonious Chamber Orchestra Osaka, will lead the orchestra for this concert.
On June 26, the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra will perform two concerts on the Expo National Day Hall stage to mark Romania Day. The program for these concerts includes works by George Enescu, György Ligeti, Ciprian Porumbescu, Grigoraș Dinicu, Theodor Rogalski, Antonín Dvořák, Camille Saint-Saëns, Richard Wagner, Giuseppe Verdi, Georges Bizet, and Ballade for Violin and Orchestra op. 29 by Ciprian Porumbescu, with violinist Rafael Butaru, concertmaster of the George Enescu Philharmonic, as the soloist. The concerts will be conducted by Cristian Măcelaru, the artistic director and renowned conductor of the George Enescu International Festival.
In addition to these concerts, the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra will present a series of other performances. On June 25, the Athenaeum String Quartet, a string ensemble of the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra, will perform at the Romanian Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. Their program includes Dans Țăranesc by Constantin Dimitrescu, Romanian Folk Dances by Béla Bartók, and Hora Staccato by Grigoraș Dinicu. The Athenaeum Brass Sextet, another ensemble of the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra, will perform on June 27 at the Romanian Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka.
All these performances are part of Romania Day celebrations at Expo 2025 Osaka. The concerts and recitals will take place at the Osaka World Expo, specifically at the Romanian Pavilion and Toyonara Hall. The performances by the Athenaeum String Quartet, the Athenaeum Brass Sextet, and the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra on June 25, 26, and 27 are additional concerts and recitals by the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra beyond the June 24 and June 26 concerts mentioned earlier. The recitals will be performed by chamber ensembles made up of members of the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra.
Don't miss these exciting performances by the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra at Expo 2025 Osaka!
