Programme

A week-long foray into some of the most spectacular facets of contemporary Romanian culture through a kaleidoscopic programme of classical & electronic music, film, theatre, literature, traditional culture, food & wine. Featuring some of our most internationally

The new Season of our tribute concerts to Enescu's artistic legacy is opened  by the brilliant Schubert Ensemble, the greatest champions of the Romanian composer in Great Britain. The quintet, made of Simon Blendis (violin), Alexandra Wood (violin), Douglas Paterson (viola), Jane

Those who have not seen our building in Belgrave Square are welcome to visit us during the Open House London weekend, the capital's largest annual festival of architecture and design, taking place on 19 & 20 September 2015. Built in the 1820's by Thomas Cubitt,

Pianist Lia Popa, a young performer of impressive ability and energetic touch, debuts in the Romanian series at St-Martin-in-the-Fields with a programme perfectly balancing the lyrical evanescence of early Romanticism with the convulsions of the modern ego featuring works

The Institute of Contemporary Arts presents Corneliu Porumboiu's 'The Second Game' as part of their Cinematheque's Offside season, which showcases films that use football as a means to explore wider social and political issues. We are excited to team

The Vienna Staatsoper star Valentina Nafornița, who won the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition in 2011, offers an irresistible treat of Romantic lieder and songs as part of the Edinburgh Festival official selection. The recital, also featuring distinguished accompanist Roger

Cellist Teodor Rusu and pianist Paul Cartianu, two of the most eulogised performers of the young generation, render a midsummer musical delight to soundtrack the careless adrift of a London August afternoon. The Salzburg-based Romanian duo's programme peaks with

At the end of July, we're back in St Martin-in-the-Fileds' most popular concert series, 'Pianists of the World', with a recital offered by the remarkably gifted young pianist Rebeca Omordia. The programme features works by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Maurice

Two years after Stalin's death, the relaxation of ideological grip, however timid and short, made possible the publication of a remarkable novel that would be hailed not only as one of the timeless masterpieces of Romanian modern letters, but also as one of the most

A daring, unforgiving mirror of a society disrupted by violent change, teaming with memorable characters and tackling the most stringent themes of a traumatic time, Marin Preda's literature has been a copious source of stories for the big screen. The 'Preda On

Edinburgh International Film Festival, the world's oldest continually running film festival, features the European premiere of 'Chuck Norris vs Communism', a documentary about the redemptive power of film in times of political and social distress. With the

Excerpts from the 1957 English edition of the novel, translated by N. Mişu and published by The Foreign Languages Publishing House, Bucharest. This publication is part of the Romanian Cultural Institute’s The Morometes 60: The Jubilee of a Masterpiece programme,