Corul Madrigal – „Despre Cultură”

On Saturday, 21 January, at 19:00, Corul Național de Cameră „Madrigal – Marin Constantin” invites audiences to the special concert „Despre Cultură”.
Corul Madrigal, conducted by Anna Ungureanu, opens its concert year with an event at Ateneul Român celebrating national culture and Romanian composers. The special concert „Despre Cultură” is structured as a journey through the music of the XVII – XX centuries, featuring a collection of emblematic works from our cultural heritage.

The choir’s special guests are actors Victoria Cociaș, Claudiu Istodor and Adrian Titieni.

Tickets are available on bilete.ro at this link

The programme for the special concert „Despre Cultură” includes both works of an archaic character, such as those from „Codex Caioni” – the collection compiled by Transylvanian Franciscan friar Ion Căianu and arranged by Constantin Rîpă – and excerpts from the celebrated „Florilegiu Bizantin” assembled by maestro Marin Constantin, alongside modern and folk-inspired pieces by Mihail Jora, Alexandru Pașcanu, Paul Constantinescu, Cornelia Tăutu and Corneliu Cezar.

The event will be broadcast live by Televiziunea Română on TVR Cultural.

The special concert „Despre cultură” is part of the „MADRIGAL 60” anniversary programme, which includes an extensive series of more than 30 special projects throughout 2023. It marks 60 years of uninterrupted activity, musical excellence and cultural diplomacy for Corul Madrigal, which has become a symbol of national artistic continuity and of Romania’s cultural relevance and image around the world.
 

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Corul Național de Cameră „Madrigal – Marin Constantin” is an emblem of Romanian and international musical life. Since its foundation in 1963 by conductor Marin Constantin (1925–2011), Corul Madrigal has given thousands of concerts acclaimed around the world, establishing itself as a true national brand. It is one of the world’s benchmarks for chamber choral music, with a repertoire centred on the European Renaissance, Byzantine music and contemporary Romanian and international works. In November 2016, Corul Național de Cameră „Madrigal – Marin Constantin” was officially recognised as an Ambassador of Freedom, Hope and Peace, receiving the „Jean Nussbaum and Eleanor Roosevelt” award at the United Nations Palace in Geneva during the Global Summit on Religion, Peace and Security. After 60 years of uninterrupted activity, Corul Național de Cameră „Madrigal – Marin Constantin”, a public concert institution of national importance under Romania’s Ministry of Culture, continues its cultural diplomacy as one of Europe’s longest-established and most highly regarded choral ensembles.

Since 2011, Corul Madrigal has run the Cantus Mundi National Programme, Romania’s largest programme for children’s social inclusion through music, initiated by conductor Ion Marin, which currently brings together more than 1.800 choirs and over 63.000 children in Romania and the diaspora.