Introduction:
Madalina Rusu has enjoyed performing from a very early age, and
is quickly establishing a successful career as a soloist and
chamber musician. She has performed to critical acclaim in
Romania, and throughout Europe in Bulgaria, Hungary, Croatia,
Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal. Since her arrival in London,
Madalina has appeared as a soloist at Barbican Hall, Cadogan
Hall, LSO St Luke's, St Martin's in the Fields, St Margaret's
Church, Chappell's of Bond Street, Fairfield Halls, and
elsewhere throughout the UK.
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About Madalina Rusu...
Madalina Rusu is a recipient of scholarship awards by the Martin
Musical Fund/Phillarmonia Orchestra (2005 - 2009), Ratiu Family
Foundation (2005 - 2008), winner of the Brancusi Award given by the
Prodan Romanian Cultural Centre (2008), winner of a Boise Foundation
scholarship (2009), winner of the Ian Flemming MBF award (2009), and
winner of the Edith Vogel Bursary (2009).Madalina's list of prizes
include 1st prize at the International Piano Competition PRO -
PIANO, Bucharest (2002), winner of the Croydon Concerto Competition
(2007), and winner of all internal Piano Competitions at the
Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London (2005, 2008). Madalina is
also a major prize winner in the International Piano Competition
'Konzerteum' (Athens, 2000), Oxford Professional Recital Prize
(2005, 2007, 2008), Tunbridge Wells International Young Artists
Competition (2008), and the Hastings International Piano Concerto
Competition (2009).
During her studies, Madalina has played in numerous masterclasses
held at the Dartington Summer School and at the Guildhall School of
Music & Drama, where her talent has been recognised by distinguished
musicians such as Richard Goode, Paul Lewis, John Lill, Imogen
Cooper, Simon Trpčeski, Stephen Kovacevich, Pascal Rogé, Bryce
Morrison, Alfredo Perl, Joanna MacGregor, Douglas Finch, Daniel
Adni, and Andrew Zolinsky.
Born in 1985 in
Constanta, Romania, Madalina Rusu began her musical studies at the
Music High School in Constanta with professors IulianaCarlig,
Cristian Dumitrescu and Constantin Ionescu - Vovu. Since September
2004, she has been studying piano with Professor Joan Havill at the
Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London, where she gained a First
class BMus Honours degree, and has graduated the MMus course
(Guildhall Artist - Performance) with distinction.
Madalina has been awarded the prestigious Guildhall Artist
Fellowship, and she currently holds piano teaching posts at the
Chauncy School in Wareand at the GEMS Hampshire School in Chelsea,
London.
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