Mariana Sîrbu

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Mariana Sîrbu (born in Iaşi, Romania) is a Romanian violinist. Mariana Sîrbu started playing the violin under the supervision of her parents. She then studied with Ştefan Gheorghiu at the "Ciprian Porumbescu" National University of Music Bucharest in Bucharest. She performed as soloist in many of the world’s great concert halls such as Berliner Philharmonie, Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires), Sydney Opera House, Wiener Musikverein, Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center (New York), Teatro alla Scala (Milan) and Suntory Hall (Tokyo). She also took part in many international music festivals. In 1968 she was a founder of the Academica String Quartet, with which she toured in many countries. With the quartet, she was a prize-winner at several international competitions including Liège 1972, Münich 1973, Geneva 1974 and Belgrade 1975. In 1985 Mariana Sîrbu joined the Trio di Milano with pianist Bruno Canino and cellist Rocco Filippini. In 1994 she participated in establishing the Quartetto Stradivari. From 1992 bis 2003 she was concertmaster of the I Musici chamber orchestra. She was recently appointed principal guest director of the Irish Chamber Orchestra. Mariana Sîrbu plays a Stradivarius violin (model “Conte di Fontana”, 1702), which previously was played by Russian violinist David Oistrakh. After graduating from university, Mariana Sîrbu worked for several years as assistant of Ştefan Gheorghiu in Bucharest. She later taught at the Scuola di Musica di Fi

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