List of Romanian musicians

George Enescu

• Alberta Alexandrescu (1978-present), pianist and chamber musician
• George Balint (1961-), composer
• Filaret Barbu (1903–1984), composer, well known for the operetta Ana Lugojana
• Pascal Bentoiu (1927-), Modernist composer
• Tiberiu Brediceanu (1877–1968), composer and folklorist
• Nicolae Bretan (1887–1968), opera composer, also baritone, conductor and critic
• Eduard Caudella (1841–1924), composer, wrote the first Romanian opera, Petru Rareș
• Sergiu Celibidache ( 1912–1996 ), composer and conductor
• Paul Constantinescu (1909–1963), composer, especially of religious and vocal music, also wrote music for Romanian films
• Vladimir Cosma (born 1940), composer, conductor and violinist
• Dimitrie Cuclin (1885–1978), classical music composer, musicologist, philosopher, translator and writer
• Constantin Dimitrescu (1847–1928), composer of Peasant Dance
• Grigoraș Dinicu (1889–1949), composer best known for his violin showpiece Hora staccato
• Sabin Drăgoi (1894–1968), composer and folklorist, one of the pioneers of scientific gathering of Romanian folklore
• George Enescu (1881–1955), composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher
• Valentin Gheorghiu (1928-), pianist and composer
• Ion Ivanovici (1845–1902), composer of The Danube Waves waltz
• Mihail Jora (1891–1971), "the father of Romanian ballet"; works include Intoarcerea din adâncuri and La piață
• Nicolae Kirculescu (1903–1985), composer of theatre and film music, including the theme of the television programme Teleenciclopedia
• Dumitru Georgescu Kiriac (1866–1928)
• Dinu Lipatti (1917–1950), pianist and composer
• Cristian Matei (1977-), composer
• Marcel Mihalovici (1898–1985), composer
• Anton Pann (1790s–1854), wrote Romania's national anthem and music for the Orthodox Divine Liturgy
• Ionel Perlea (1900–1970), composer and conductor
• Ciprian Porumbescu (1853–1883), composer
• Doina Rotaru (1951-), composer of mainly orchestral and chamber works
• Constantin Silvestri (1913–1969), composer, lived in England
• Matei Socor (1908–1980), composer and musician
• Cornel Trăilescu (1926-), opera composer and conductor
• Anatol Vieru (1926–1998), composer of symphonic, chamber and choral music; winner of Herder Prize in 1986
• Ion Voicu (1923–1997), violinist
• Teo Milea (1982-), pianist and composer

Some of the most prominent contemporary musicians of Romania:

Pop

Inna

Activ performing in Costinești

• Mihai Trăistariu
• 3rei Sud Est
• Activ (band)
• Antonia
• Akcent
• Blaxy Girls
• Andreea Bălan
• Ştefan Bănică, Jr.
• The Cheeky Girls
• Razvan Fodor
• Elena Gheorghe
• Hara
• Hi-Q
• Krypton
• Delia Matache
• Mirela
• Morandi
• Loredana
• Nicole Cherry
• Nicola
• O-zone
• Spitalul de Urgenţă
• Cleopatra Stratan
• Taxi
• Voltaj
• Radu Sirbu
• Inna
• Corina

Rock and Metal

Zdob şi Zdub

• Altar
• Byron
• Cargo
• Celelalte Cuvinte
• Grimus
• IRIS
• Krypton
• Kumm
• Luna Amară
• M.S.
• Magica
• Negură Bunget
• Octave Octavian Teodorescu
• Powerwolf note: also German
• Timpuri Noi
• Phoenix
• Trooper
• Negura Bunget
• Bucovina

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