Praised by the critics for his artistry, cellist Ovidiu Marinescu has performed across the world, from Carnegie Hall to the Adirondack Park to the Moscow Conservatory. Most recently he has made his debut with the New York Chamber Symphony in Beethoven's Triple Concerto.
Marinescu has performed at festivals in Luzerne, Bayreuth, Chautauqua, Orlando and Brasov, as well as at the New Hampshire Music Festival. Active as a chamber musician, he is a member of the Adirondack Ensemble with which he shared a Lila Wallace Reader Digest Grant awarded by Chamber Music America. He has been increasingly in demand as a conductor. In 1997, Marinescu was appointed conductor of the Goppisberg Festival in Switzerland and Music Director of the Manalapan Orchestra in New Jersey.
A product of the illustrious Romanian National Academy of Music, he won first prize and Music Critics' Award in the George Dima Cello Competition. In the United States, he studied with Wolfgang Laufer at the University of Wisconsin, and with Orlando Cole at Temple University. Marinescu has been honored in Romania with invitations to perform with many renowned orchestras, including the orchestras of Cluj, Iasi and Brasov. In addition, he has toured with the Sinfonia Bucharest. Ovidiu Marinescu feels a strong commitment to expanding the cello repertoire, by making transcriptions of works such as Mozart violin concerti, and in supporting the composition of new music. He has commissioned and performed many new compositions, among which are those of Lawrence Moss and Jae-Wook Kim, as well as those of his brother, Liviu Marinescu. With recent performances in Merkin Hall (New York) and The Ethical Society in Philadelphia, Marinescu is in high demand as a recitalist and chamber musician, performing close to 100 concerts a year. He has also recorded a popular compact disc entitled Fiesta Latina. More information can be found at www.marinescu.com.
