Constantin Silvestri (May 13, 1913 – February 23, 1969) was a Romanian conductor and composer. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Conducting is the act of directing a Musical performance by way of visible gestures
He was a vibrant conductor who became the principal conductor of the National Radio Orchestra of Romania and later of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, and raised their level of performance. The National Radio Orchestra of Romania is the most prestigious symphony orchestra in Romania. The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra is an English Orchestra. The orchestra was originally based in Bournemouth, but in 1979 moved its offices to the adjacent As with another Romanian conductor, Sergiu Celibidache, Silvestri expected to have many hours for rehearsal, and this led to very polished, well crafted performances. Sergiu Celibidache (/'serʤju ʧelibi'dake/ ser-joo chay-lee-bee-DAH-kay ( June 28, 1912 &ndash August 14, 1996) was a Romanian-born German
Silvestri studied the piano as a child, debuting as such at age ten. His first appearance as a conductor was in 1930, with the National Radio Orchestra of Romania in his own composition Prelude and Fugue (Toccata). The National Radio Orchestra of Romania is the most prestigious symphony orchestra in Romania. He conducted at the Romanian National Opera from 1935 on, and became musical director of the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra 1945-53. The Romanian National Opera ( Opera Naţională in Romanian) is the national Opera of Romania, situated in a historical building in Bucharest The George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra is the most representative musical institution of Romania. Silvestri moved to Paris in 1956, and to England in 1957. He made his debut with the London Philharmonic Orchestra that year. The London Philharmonic Orchestra ( LPO) based in London, is one of the major Orchestras of the United Kingdom, and is based in the Royal He settled in Bournemouth where he became the chief conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in 1963, and became know for training the seaside orchestra to international standards. The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra is an English Orchestra. The orchestra was originally based in Bournemouth, but in 1979 moved its offices to the adjacent He became a naturalized British citizen in 1967.
Recordings for which he is particularly well known include Elgar's Overture Alassio (In the South), and Tchaikovsky's 5th symphony. The Symphony No 5 in E minor (Op 64 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was composed between May and August 1888 and was first performed in St Petersburg on November His recordings received a First Prize from L'Académie Charles Cros (for Antonin Dvořák’s Symphony No.9, "From the New World") and the Grand Prix du Disque (for George Enescu’s Wind Dixtuor). L'Académie Charles Cros, the French equivalent of the US Recording Academy, is named in honor of Charles Cros. Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( (often pronounced in English as; DVOR-zhahk; September 8 1841 – May 1 1904 was a Czech composer of Romantic music, who employed "New World Symphony" redirects here for the Miami -based orchestra see New World Symphony Orchestra. The Grand Prix du Disque is the premier French award for musical recordings George Enescu (pronunciation in Romanian: /'ʤěorʤe e'nesku/ known in France as Georges Enesco) ( August 19 1881, Liveni &ndash
Silvestri composed for orchestra, chamber, and voice. One of Silvestri’s students was the conductor Sergiu Comissiona. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sergiu Comissiona ( 16 June 1928 &ndash March
He died in a London hospital from cancer, aged 55, in February 1969.
Two biographies are available for Silvestri, by Eugen Pricope and John Gritten. Eugen Pricope ( April 16 1927 -1992 was a Romanian conductor music critic and writer
External links
The Constantin Silvestri International Foundation [1]
| Preceded by Ionel Perlea |
Principal Conductors, National Radio Orchestra of Romania ?–? |
Succeeded by Iosif Conta |
| Preceded by Charles Groves |
Principal Conductors, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 1962–1969 |
Succeeded by Paavo Berglund |
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