Adrian Gagiu: Diabelli-Contest 2016

Adrian Gagiu Composer of more than 150 works (symphonic, chamber, piano, organ, choir, vocal, synthesizer), mostly neo-classical and neo-romantic in style.

Orchestra: 7 symphonies (No. 3 with solo voices and choir, No. 4 on themes from Beethoven's sketches for his Tenth), violin concerto (commissioned by Peter Rosenberg, leader of the Bamberger Symphoniker), piano concerto, 5 concert overtures, 2 rhapsodies, concerto for strings after Bartók, "Skolion" for wind band, a ballet etc.;

Opera: "Hamlet" (in English; vocal score, orchestration in progress);

Chamber: 2 string quartets, 3 piano sonatas, string trio, trio for violin, viola and piano, piano suite ("Métamorphoses sacres", on themes by Saint-Saens), Pastoral Suite for solo cello, suite for violin and piano, suite for violin and viola, rhapsody for string quartet, rhapsody for violin and piano, piano miniatures and variations, 12 compositions for organ etc.;

Vocal: 2 masses, 8 motets, 3 cantatas ("La Pesta", "Ein feste Burg", "Doina"), "Te Deum", song cycle (2 versions), other lieder;

Electronic (Ambient, Chillout): 5 albums ("Brancusi", "Sol invictus", "Lion and Youth", "Orpheus", "Synthony 1.0").

Compositions performed in Romania, Ukraine and Brazil. Soundtrack for 'Tracking Happiness', an art film by Mircea Cantor (laureate with the 'Marcel Duchamp' Prize).