"Black Sea" Camerata Orchestra

ABOUT US

The conductor, Radu Gabriel Ciorei and the oboist, Adrian Porumbaceanu have the initiative to create a new private orchestra named “Black Sea” Camerata Orchestra, formed by the musicians with a great professional experience of the former “Black Sea” Philharmonic Constanta and the exceptional young instrumentalists of Camerata Dorin Teodorescu. It succeeded in an ideal formula, musical balanced, which is meeting the professionals from Romania’s biggest cities: Bucharest and Constanta.


“Black Sea” Philharmonic Constanta

The core of the Constanta Symphony Orchestra was the ensemble "Camerata" Bucharest , founded by the conductor Paul Staicu, with a group of students from the Music University in Bucharest. Under his original name Symphony Orchestra of Constanta becoming one of the best young orchestras in the country, and even in Eastern Europe.

Among its most important achievements was a tour of the major cities of the United States in 1984, under the auspices of the prestigious Columbia Artists Management in New York.
Favorable audience and press responses resulted in a second tour of the United States and Canada in 1989. This has been followed by numerous tours, including Italy, France, Germany or Spain.

In 1991 Radu Ciorei became the permanent conductor and Artistic Director of the orchestra.
From that moment the orchestra began to move in new directions, creating significant international festivals in cooperation with the United States, Belgium, Greece, South Korea, and Turkey, among others. Impressive artistic tours was developed in various countries : Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, Greece, South Korea, USA and Bermuda.

Under a new name The “Black Sea” Philharmonic, the orchestra
collaborates with great soloists, conductors, artists, composers as part of concerts seasons and international music festivals.

In 2004, the “Black Sea” Philharmonic Constanta is assimilated with National Opera and Balett Theatre Constanta.


“Dorin Teodorescu” Camerata - Bucharest

Camerata Orchestra “Dorin Teodorescu” was founded in 1998 by Adrian Porumbaceanu’s initiative, the first oboe player of the National Theatre Opereta from Bucharest. It was created in time, by instrumentalists of National Opereta Theatre, National Opereta, National Opereta Radio, but also by valuable students from Music Academy from Bucharest.

It approached a varied repertory, from pre-classical to contemporary music, but also multi-cultural performances, Camerata Orchestra became in short time a band of reference in Romanian musical life.
During of the 10 years of activity, the orchestra gave over 200 concerts, in Bucharest and in another important cultural centres from Romania.
It was invited to participate of a lot of festivals, and many of its concerts were processed by Romanian Television. The tours made in Italy and Germany and also the co-operation with important artists from Germany, Luxemburg, Russia, United States of America, Japan or South Africa confirmed the value of this young ensemble.


PRESS EXCERPTS

"LAS VEGAS" - U.S.A. - 1983
"...Although young, they produce a mature and polished up sound, that of ten sounds as if it would come from a bigger ensemble. The sweet, flowing, profuse tone..."

" THE WORLD " - U.S.A. - 1983
"The Orchestra of Constanza is one of the best chamber orchestras of Europe".

"LA NOUVELLE GAZETTE" - BELGIUM 1992
"The brilliant Orchestra of Constanza, Romania, refined and generously involved has revealed remarkable the emotional freshness of music".

FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG 1994
"The Orchestra of Constanza...during its first great tour in Germany, with a program of musical rarities, has confirmed the expectations of the audience... The sounds performed by the orchestra were harmonious, full of color ".

BERMUDA FESTIVAL 1999
"Musically, at least, the Festival let its hair down on Thursday night as an enthusiastic and packed audience gave a rousing welcome to Romania's "Black Sea" Orchestra in a program dedicated to the genius of Austrian composers and entitled "A Night in Old Vienna".

Camerata Orchestra "Dorin Teodorescu" - Bucharest

Camerata Orchestra “Dorin Teodorescu” was founded in 1998 by Adrian Porumbaceanu’s initiative, the first oboe player of the National Theatre Opereta from Bucharest. It was created in time, by instrumentalists of National Opereta Theatre, National Opereta, National Opereta Radio, but also by valuable students from Music Academy from Bucharest.
It approached a varied repertory, from pre-classical to contemporary music, but also multi-cultural performances, Camerata Orchestra became in short time a band of reference in Romanian musical life.
During of the 10 years of activity, the orchestra gave over 200 concerts, in Bucharest and in another important cultural centres from Romania.
It was invited to participate of a lot of festivals, and many of its concerts were processed by Romanian Television. The tours made in Italy and Germany and also the co-operation with important artists from Germany, Luxemburg, Russia, United States of America, Japan or South Africa confirmed the value of this young ensemble.

Radu Gabriel Ciorei - Activities

Recording activity : Several CDs including:

~ Vivaldi – The Seasons and “Famous Overtures” with Thalassa Records, Constanta.
~ "Tonus Tomis” and “Black Sea Idyll” with Captone Records, New York.

Also, numerous performances on television and radio broadcasts.Radu Ciorei collaborated with famous soloists: Dimitri Sgouros, Abdel Rahman El Bacha, Alexander Paley, Eugen Sarbu, Leontina Vaduva, Ruxandra Donose, Alexander Kniazev, Irina Muresanu, Maria Esther Guzman, Corina Belcea-Fisher, Simos Papanas, Gheorghe Zamfir, etc.

Radu Gabriel Ciorei - Management

~ 1989 (december) – 1991 – General Manager of The Opera House of Constanta.
~ 1991 – 1995 – General Manager of The Symphony Orchestra of Constanta.
~ 1995 – 2001 – General Manager of The “Black Sea” Philharmonic of Constanta.
~ 2004 –2006 - Artistic Director of The National Opera House and Ballet of Constanta.
~ 2008 - Artistic Director of “Black Sea” Camerata Orchestra

Radu Gabriel Ciorei - professional positions

~ 1974-1980 – Conductor of “Intermezzo” Chamber Orchestra of Cluj.
~ 1976-1980 – Pianist–master of Romanian National Opera House of Cluj.
~ 1980-1985 – Principal Conductor of The Lyric Theatre of Craiova.
~ 1985-1991 – Principal Conductor of Opera House of Constanta
~ 1991-1995 – Principal Conductor of The Symphony Orchestra of Constanta.
~ 1995 – 2004 – Principal Conductor of The “Black Sea” Philarmonic of Constanta.
~ 2002 – 2003 - Conductor of The Opera House of Craiova.
~ since 2004 – Principal Conductor of The National Opera House and Ballet of Constanta.
~ since 2008 - Principal Conductor of “Black Sea” Camerata Orchestra

Radu Gabriel Ciorei CV

Born on May 28, 1952, in Cluj-Napoca (Romania) into a musical family, Radu Ciorei began piano studies at age five. He is a graduate of the Music College of Cluj (piano) and the Music Academy of Cluj (conducting and piano). Advanced studies include master classes in Weimar (Germany) with famous conductors Igor Markevitch, Kurt Masur and Otmar Suitner.

While still a student, he founded the “Intermezzo” Chamber Orchestra, which gave nearly 80 concerts throughout the country in six years, including performances in 1979 and 1980 at the Music Festival of Cluj, which he founded.

Between 1974 and 2008, Ciorei conducted over 1.000 opera and symphonic performances in Romania and the around the world. Frequently invited to conduct with numerous opera companies and symphony orchestras in Romania, he has also conducted in: France, Belgium, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, El Salvador, Argentina, Bermuda, South Korea and USA.

He has conducted in famous halls including: “Teatro Verdi” Florence (Italy), Seoul Arts Center (South Korea), Olympia Hall, Paris (France), “Hilton – Noga,” Cannes (France), Royal Conservatory of Brussels (Belgium), etc.