Today Is Romanian Violinist Silvia Marcovici's Birthday!

Silvia won the Marguerite Long/Jacques Thibaut Competition in 1969 and the George Enescu International Competition in 1970

Today is Romanian-born violin virtuoso, Silvia Marcovici's birthday!

Born January 30, 1952, Marcovici studied with Professor Stefan Ghiorghiu at the Bucharest Conservatory and commenced a professional career at just sixteen. Her debut performance with the Residentie Orkest of The Hague under Bruno Maderna.

A recipient of many awards and prizes Silvia won the Marguerite Long/Jacques Thibaut Competition in Paris, in 1969, and was also the winner of the George Enescu International Competition in Bucharest, in 1970.

Ms. Marcovici’s performances have brought her to the leading orchestras throughout Europe, Israel, Japan, North and South America, appearing with the most celebrated conductors of our time including Claudio Abbado, Bernard Haitink, Simon Rattle, Kurt Masur, Riccardo Muti, Kurt Masur, and André Previn, among others.

She has been a soloist with most of the world’s great orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, L'Orchestre National de France, Orchestra Sinfonica de L'Accademia Nazionale de Santa Cecilia, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, and Atlanta Symphony.

Silvia Marcovici is a passionate and active teacher. She is currently a professor at the Haute Ecole de Musique in Lausanne, Switzerland, and the Université des Arts in Graz, Austria.

SILVIA MARCOVICI | GLUZANOV VIOLIN CONCERTO | STOKOWSKI & THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 1972