Internatial SWISS PANFLUTE Seminar
The Panflute students have fun together playing their favorite music in a friendly and familiar atmosphere. Learn from Masters like Damian Luca, Simion Radu, Vasile Iovu or Cornel Pana.
Radu
Simion
Born in 1940 in a
Romanian village in Arges county, Radu Simion is one of the most gifted
pan-pipe interpreters in the world. He graduated the Music High School
in Bucharest as one of the most beloved pupils of the famous pan-pipe
artist Fanica Luca and he became soloist of the Bucarest Folkloric Ensemble
"Perinita".
The musical and general culture acquired at the music school opened a new scope to the young musician. While keeping a feeling of deep reverence towards his maestro, the man who guided his steps in art and helped him to master the simple but difficult instrument carrying the name of Pan, he carried the fame of the Romanian pan-pipe, permanently improving its technique, discovering new variants of the old instrument by increasing the number of pipes (especially in the grave register), thus enriching and diversifying the musical repertoire.
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Radu Simion played
across the world revealing his remarkable talent in over 34 countries
of four continents - Europe, America, Asia and Africa. He made himself
remarked in many concerts, festivals and artistic tours in Romania and
abroad: in Russia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Yugoslavia, Germany, Switzerland,
France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, England, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, U.S.A.,
Brazil, Turkey, Algiers, Tunisia, Morocco, Israel, Japan, Brasil, Argentina,
Uruguay and Paraguay...
His extraordinary artistic activity was rewarded by numberless prizes
and distinctions, beginning with the First Prize at the Republican Festival
of the Music schools (1954) and the International Festival of Youth and
Students in Helsinki – Finland (1961), the First prize at the Festival
in Bursa – Turkey (1965), the First Prize at the Festival in Skoplje
– Yugoslavia (1966), the Golden Medal at the International Folklore
Festival in Cartagena– Tunisia (1967), the Golden Necklace in Dijon
– France (1967) or the Romanian "Cultural Merit" medal
first class (1969).
In Holland he performed with Therese Steinmetz and in France with Juliette
Gréco. In 1972, when his collaboration with the Theatre Bobino
was already 15 years old, Salvador Dali invited him to play in his painting
exhibition in Paris. In 1972 he introduced the Romanian Rhapsody to the
President Richard Nixon - one of his most cherished memories. In 1990,
after performing for the World Exhibition at La Défense, he moved
to Paris and begun a series of concerts and tours at Chamonix, Rouen and
all over France; this fruitful period materialised in CD recordings and
concerts with the French Radio and TV channels. In 1996 he performed as
a guest star for the International Balkanic Music Festival in Greece and
begun a long tour in Israel with the Music-Hall Theatre "Constantin
Tanase" from Bucharest.
His repertoire
is mostly the result of his own passionate researches of the Romanian
rich folkloric treasure, The songs and dances gathered from their very
source bear the mark of authenticity and exceptional artistic value, while
his outstanding interpretation inspired his enthusiastic audience:
"Radu Simion is a wonderful pan-pipe player, who brings superior
note without doing any harm to the homogeneity of the whole…"
(Le Progrès, France);
"As far as the Pan pipe is concerned, this musician has reached perfection…"
(Le Monde, France);
"Radu Simion amazes, impresses, fascinates…" (Cumhurjet,
Turkey);
"A virtuoso who can only be matched by God Pan himself…"
(Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany).
Live at the Fanica Luca Festival 2003
MOVIE *.WMV 5,8 MB -download-
or 1,8MB -download-
He was the special guest at the SWISS Panflute Seminar 2004 and 2006
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last update 1. November 2008