Corul Madrigal receives Trofeul MUSICRIT

Corul Madrigal received the Grand Prize at Gala Premiilor MUSICRIT

Corul Național de Cameră „Madrigal – Marin Constantin” received Trofeul MUSICRIT at Gala Premiilor MUSICRIT 2024, held on Sunday, 14 January, at Ateneul Român.

Appearing at the gala, Corul Madrigal, conducted by Anna Ungureanu, performed two emblematic works from the Romanian repertoire: „Hora Staccato” (Grigoraș Dinicu; arr. Nicolae Gîscă) and „Flăcări și roți” (Corneliu Cezar).

„I congratulate Mr Emil Pantelimon, Corul Madrigal’s manager, Ms Anna Ungureanu, the choir’s conductor, and all its singers on their impeccable artistic performance. Cultural figures are Romania’s most valuable ambassadors. May they live in excellence, grow in beauty and flourish in our hearts with every note performed or work created!”, said Raluca Turcan, Minister of Culture.

Gala Premiilor MUSICRIT is an event initiated and organised by Uniunea Criticilor, Redactorilor și Realizatorilor Muzicali din România, recognising artists and musical institutions distinguished by their exceptional work. Hosted by UCRRM President Luminița Arvunescu and radio and television producer Marius Constantinescu, the event brought leading figures in Romanian musical creation to the stage of Ateneul Român. The second edition of Premiile MUSICRIT gave public recognition to outstanding cultural institutions and projects such as Festivalul Internațional „George Enescu” 2023, Opera Națională Română din Iași and Orchestra Română de Tineret.