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Dana Ciocarlie
Dana Ciocarlie trained at the wellsprings of the Romanian piano school,
like Dinu Lipatti, Clara Haskil and Radu Lupu before her. But she also
studied in Paris, with Victoria Melki at the École Normale de Musique
and in the classes of Dominique Merlet and Georges Pludermacher on the
postgraduate course at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique.
Her encounter with the German pianist Christian Zacharias was of decisive
importance, in particular for deepening her exploration of the pianoworks
of Franz Schubert.
Gifted with a mercurial temperament in which generosity vies with
commitment, Dana Ciocarlie possesses an extensive repertoire ranging
from J. S. Bach to the composers of today. Some of them have dedicated
works to her, including Edith Canat de Chizy, Karol Beffa, FrédéricVerrières,
Jacques Lenot, HelenaWinkelman and Dan Dediu. She is recognised as one
of the leading interpreters of Horatiu Radulescu.