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Ovidiu Marinescu
Assistant Professor — Orchestra & Violoncello
Room 227, Swope Music Building
Phone: 610-436-2563
omarinescu@wcupa.edu
Thoughts on SOM
The School of Music at West Chester University is a leading educational institution in the field of music, characterized by faculty dedication, artistic commitment, a supportive approach to teaching, discipline, and a thriving creative environment. It is an honor to be surrounded by outstanding colleagues and committed students.
Mission at SOM
In my daily activity, I strive to lead by example, to be fair and committed to all students, and to inspire them to excel.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
D.M.A. Temple University; M.M. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; B.M. - Bucharest Conservatory
Ovidiu Marinescu, one of the outstanding musicians of his native Romania, was chosen to play at Carnegie Hall for Romanian President Constantinescu on an official visit to the United States. Soon after, he made his debut with the New York Chamber Symphony in Beethoven's Triple Concerto, followed by recitals in Merkin Hall (New York), Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. After his debut with the National Radio Orchestra of Romania in 2001 in the Saint-Saens Cello Concerto, which was broadcast live on “Romania Cultural” radio station, he returned to perform "Ipostaze 3" by Adrian Iorgulescu. Most recently, Marinescu played Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C Major with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory and the Slobodkin Center. Upcoming performances include appearances as a soloist with the Kiev Philharmonic (Ukraine) in the Elgar Concerto and at the Catania International Festival with the Boccherini Concerto, as well as a return appearance with the National Radio Orchestra of Romania. To his critically acclaimed first recording "Fiesta Latina", he recently added a recording of the complete Miaskovsky cello works with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and pianist Kenneth Boulton, released by Cambria.
Equally outstanding as a conductor, Marinescu combines an efficient technique with great musical inspiration. He is the Director of the West Chester University Symphony, which under his leadership made a sold out debut at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia and embarked in its first European tour. Subsequently, the orchestra was invited to participate in the prestigious Catania International Festival in Sicily, Italy. In addition, he is the conductor for the Wilmington Community Orchestra, and he served as the Music Director of the Manalapan Orchestra in New Jersey, and principal conductor of the Goppisberg Festival Orchestra in Switzerland. His guest conducting includes the Bacau and Brasov Philharmonics in Romania, and many student festival orchestras in US. Most recently, Marinescu led the Delaware Chamber Orchestra in its first tour abroad, with performances for the South Bohemia Festival in the Czech Republic.
Known for his powerful interpretations of orchestral works by Russian composers such as Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev and Stravinsky, Marinescu was invited to record Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 5 and Marche Slave with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra in Moscow. He has developed several programs for young audiences, including a narrated version of Lt. Kije by Prokofiev.
Marinescu has performed at festivals in Luzerne, Bayreuth, Chautauqua, South Bohemia, Orlando and Brasov, as well as New Hampshire Music Festival. Active as a chamber musician, between 1995 and 2002 Marinescu was a member of Adirondack Ensemble, a year-around resident group in New York State that performed over 200 concerts, presented school programs and founded Adirondack Music Camp. Currently, he performs with Trio Casals and Trio Lipatti.
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 Bucharest Symphony. 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 works, among which are those of Lawrence Moss and Jae-Wook Kim, as well as those of his brother, Liviu Marinescu. In December of 2000, Mr. Marinescu premiered with Newark Symphony a new work for cello and orchestra, "Anecdote," by Hilary Tann, and in 2006 he will premiere a new work by Liviu Marinescu with Orchestra 2001 in Philadelphia. Marinescu is on faculty at West Chester University, and the Head of the String Department at the Wilmington Music School.
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