Bogdan

Bogdan is a Romanian virtuoso violinist living in U.K.

He has toured internationally since his teens, including Sydney Opera House, the Athenaeum in Bucharest, Romanian National Radio Hall, The United Nations Concert Hall in New York, New Morning in Paris, Kings Place and the Southbank Centre in London.

He has made numerous recordings for Romanian National Radio and Television, BBC Radio, ABC Australia and played on soundtracks for films and documentaries, most notably in collaboration with Oscar winners Stephen Warbeck and Gabriel Yared, the BBC and ABC Television.

His solo album, "Violin and Piano Thrillers" with renowned British pianist Julian Jacobson, was made Album of the Year in Romania and received a 5 star review in Musical Opinion. It features Enescu’s Sonata no. 2 in F minor followed by virtuosic gems rarely performed since Heifetz. New projects include a collaboration with Bulgarian pianist Valentina Seferinova.

As founder and leader of “String Dimensions” he showcases beautiful chamber music rarely heard in today’s concert or radio programmes.

Bogdan is currently associate lecturer at the University of Chichester where he teaches violin.

Bogdan is a graduate of the Music Conservatory in Bucharest and the Royal Academy of Music in London as a student of Beno Schwartzman, Paul Ratz and Gyorgy Pauk.

Tutoring Experience

Bogdan has been performing since the age of four and touring as solo or chamber musician has been the centerpoint of his over fourty two years career.

He started teaching privately at the age of 14 and continued to give private lessons in his spare time.

Bogdan is currently associate lecturer at the University of Chichester where he teaches violin.

Tutoring Approach

Bogdan is a disciple of the Franco-Belgian “old school” of violin playing developed by Pierre Marsick, Joseph Joachim and Leopold Auer then followed by violin masters including Jascha Heifetz, Jacques Thibaud, George Enescu. Bogdan's violin school lineage is directly linked to G. Enescu (one of Yehudi Menhin's teachers).
Freedom of expression in musical interpretation combined with elegant bowing technique is all of paramount importance to Bogdan’s approach.
Whilst Bogdan studied the other main schools of violin (German, Russian and Hungarian), he takes the best elements of all and incorporates them when needed into the Franco-Belgian violin school.

The violin technique is never taught as a purely mechanical exercise and each student will have a different path according to their abilities and needs.

Musicality will be cultivated and nourished.

The students will be taught how to identify problems and practice efficiently.

Online lessons are available but in-person lessons are recommended.

Languages:
Romanian: native
English: very good
French: good