Razvan Constantin

Master of Music in Performance, December 2002 – Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana.

Master of Music in Performance, specialization violin, June 1998 – University of Music, Bucharest, Romania.

Bachelor of Music in Performance, specialization violin, June 1997 – University of Music, Bucharest, Romania.

High School Studies, May 1993 – “Dinu Lipatti” High School – Bucharest, Romania.

ACQUIRED PRIZES:

Third prize, International Contest “Jeunesses Musicales”, the fourth edition - Bucharest, 1997.

Fourth prize, International Contest “Lorenzo Perosi”, the fourth edition - Biella, ITALY,1997.

First prize and “The Grand Prize”, National Contest “George Enescu-Impressions of Childhood”, the second edition - Bucharest, 1997.

Prize of the Culture Ministry, National Contest “Mihail Jora”, the sixth edition, accorded by the Union of Critics and Musical Redactors from Romania - Bucharest, 1996.

“George Manoliu” prize, accorded for the best performance of the Sonata by Mihail Jora, National Contest “Mihail Jora”, the sixth edition - Bucharest, 1996.

Other national violin competition prizes. *

ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE:

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra - New Orleans, LA, September 2004 – present.

Missouri Symphony Orchestra – Columbia, Missouri, 2006 - present

Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra - Baton Rouge, Louisiana, September 2000 – May 2004.

Acadiana Symphony Orchestra – Lafayette, Louisiana, September 2000 – May 2004.

Occasional European tours with “Jeunesses Musicales Orchestra”, 1992-1996.

Orchestral course attended in Italy, 1989.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES:

Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition - South Bend, Indiana, May 2002.

Assistant violin teacher – Southeastern Louisiana University, 2000 – 2002.

Violin professor – University of Music, Bucharest, Romania, 1998 – 2000.

Violin professor – “Dinu Lipatti” High School, Bucharest, Romania, 1997 - 2000.

RECITALS:

Recital on the occasion of the International “Dinu Lipatti” Festival, the fourth edition, Bucharest 1997 - with Lory Wallfisch (Professor of Merit at the Smith College, founder and executive secretary of the “George Enescu” Society in the U.S.A.). *

Other recitals, radio and TV broadcasts. *

* References, a full list of prizes, recitals, radio and TV broadcasts, are available upon request.