Conductor Cristian Mancas CONTACT: EMAIL & WEBSITE ArtTium Syphony Orchestra

Place and date of birth:
ROMANIA -GALATI- 04/01/1972

Education:

• 1982-1986 - GALATI Music School -Clarinet
• 1986-1991 - BUCHAREST-"IACOB MURESAN" Music High School-Clarinet
• 1991-1996 - BUCHAREST-Music Academy-Clarinet & Orchestral Conducting
• 1996-1997 - BUCHAREST- Music Academy Master Class Orchestral Conducting
• 1996-1997 - Scholar-ship student-Master Class "JULLIARD SCHOOL'U.S.A. Coaching : Charles Neidich
• 1997-1998 - Scholar-ship student - Master Class BOSTON University-U.S.A.

Permanent activity:

• 1998 Member of "George Enescu" Philharmonic Orchestra"- Bucharest
• 1999 Conductor - Musical Theater Galati
• 2002 President of "Gloria Musica" Foundation
• 2002 Conductor of "ArtTium" Symphonik Orchestra

Professional Awards:

• 1988 - Timisoara-Mention - Romanian National Competition
• 1989 - Bucharest III-rd Price - Romanian National Competition
• 1990 - Iasi-II-nd Price - Romanian National Competition
• 1991 - Cluj-I-st Price and Special Price- National Competition Interpretation and Musicology
• 1994 - Constanta -Mention-International Competition "Aurelian Octav Popa"
• 1995 - Germany-III-rd Price International Competition "Markneukirchen"

Professional Activity:

I had performed as soloist and conductor, having a rich concerto activity carried out in more than 50 shows which took place in various cultural centres of the country (Iasi, Brasov, Ploiesti, Cluj, Bucharest &endash; the Auditorium, Atheneum, Dalles, Radio Halls), and also in the great European music centres (Prague, Cracow, Amsterdam, Hague, Budapest, Insbruck). I had performed also with important national orchestras, in Romania and abroad, in cities as Dresda, Bremen, Stuttgart, Berlin, Frankfurt; Beijing, Albertville, Lyon, Salzburg.