Iulian Ochescu

Pianist

PERFORMANCE

I believe it is very important that we continue to say what we have to say through art, that we maintain a close connection with our audience.

Iulian Ochescu – piano

Brahms – Intermezzo in A major Op.118, No.2
Recorded at CREART / Teatrelli – January 2022
Video concept: Virgil Oprina

INTRODUCTION

I am very lucky to have had the opportunity to travel and to perform in many places, because from our experiences, our travels, the opportunities we have, we learn something new every day.

Iulian Ochescu introduces himself

Recorded in January 2022

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

Iulian Ochescu

Pianist

(b. 1993, Bucharest)

Iulian Ochescu began studying piano at the “George Enescu” National College of Music in Bucharest, graduating Professor’s Gabriela Enăşescu class. He is currently a student of the National University of Music Bucharest.

Iulian is the winner of over twenty awards at national and international competitions. He attended various masterclasses held by internationally praised pianists and professors: Justus Frantz, Andrei Gavrilov, Dan Grigore, Petras Geniušas, Martin Hughes, Diana Ketler, Janis Maleckis, Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, Marietta Orlov, Imre Rohmann, Matti Raekallio, Markus Schirmer, Mihaela Ursuleasa, Gottlieb Wallisch.

His artistic activity includes appearances as soloist with the Romanian National Radio Chamber Orchestra and Ion Dumitrescu Philharmonic Orchestra. Iulian Ochescu is a scholar of SoNoRo Interferențe project, having worked and performed alongside various musicians such as Alexander Bouzlov, Boris Brovtsyn, Corinne Chapelle, Alissa Margulis and Răzvan Popovici. He performed in Aurora Chamber Music Festival in Sweden together with Alexander Zemtsov, isaFestival of Austria together with violinist Peter Schuhmayer and cellist Othmar Müller (members of the Artis Quartet), George Enescu International Festival, SoNoRo International Chamber Music Festival and many more. He recorded performances for the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company and the Romanian Television and is currently a member of Ludens Piano Trio, Violoncelissimo ensemble and Romanian Youth Orchestra. In 2016 Iulian Ochescu was assigned as official accompanist of the George Enescu International Competition and also held a series of concerts and masterclasses at the Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City Music Universities. In 2019 he received the prize of Best Accompanist at the prestigious 16th edition of Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow and Saint Petersburg.