Rucsandra Popescu

About

Biography | Conductor| Composer | Pianist |


Her work is played by various music ensembles in Romania, Germany. South Africa and Belgium, such as:
Ensemble Arhaeus, Trio Contraste - Romania, Duo Sägezahn, Ensemble Recherche, Bremer Philharmonie, Musiques Nouvelles - Belgium, St.Petri Domsingschule Bremen, Ensemble Neue Flötentöne, Boreas Quartett Bremen, Sing Akademie Hardegsen.

As a young composer, she was awarded the following Prizes:
- 2021 - awarded at the 20th International composition's competition "Carl von Ossietzky der Universität Oldenburg" with Lost Paradigm for chamber orchestra
- 2017 - the first prize at the choir composition's competition "Verleih uns Frieden" of the German Choral society (Deutscher Chorverband e.V., promoted by the the Federal Government for Culture), In omnes Gentes for Children Choir
- 2012 - winner of the composition competition Landesmusikrat Bremen (15.Juni 2013 - First performance, wissen, sagen for Choir)
- 2011 - selected and nominated togheter with other 11 young composers at the fourth edition of the Young Composers’ Forum - [tactus] in Brussels and Mons (Belgium) for Contraverse
- 2009 - the prize for the best academic results by the Internal Composition´s Competition of Music Academy Bremen.
- 2008 - special prize - The Festival European Sacred Music Schaebisch Gmuend for ...und hast mich lieb... for choir
- 2008 - Laudation - International Women Composers Festival and Competition Unna for Trio Duelo
- 2006 - second prize - HAG Composition Competition for Glockenspiel in Böttcherstraße Bremen for Gioc
- 2004 - she was awarded the prize for the best academic results by the Bucovinieni Sarghie Brothers´ Foundation and the University of Bucharest
- 2004 - first prize – Paul Constantinescu for Idealuri for choir
- 2003 - special prize - Carl von Ossietzky Choir Competition forTriptichon in nuce
- 2002 - second prize - Paul Constantinescu for the Sonata for Violin and Piano

Scholarships:

- 2011/01 - TACTUS Festival Brussels /Mons (Belgium)
- 2006/07 - romanian government scholarship for music (composition).
- 2006/07 - DAAD - Scholarship - Studienabschlussbehilfe
- 2002/2004 - participated twice in the composition Workshop in Bayreuth: - 2002 with Dimitri Terzakis and 2004 with Peter Hamel, where she composed the music for a scene from the silent Film “Faust” by F.W.Murnau
- 2002/03 - Erasmus-Socrates for one year in Oldenburg (Germany) by Violeta Dinescu´s composition class and conducting with Johannes von Hoff

Performances (selection):

- 2023 Konstellation II for Accordion and Piano was performed at the ISCM - International Society for Contemporary Music World New Music Days, Youngblood Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
- 2023 she wrote Konstellation: Pluto for four players(order from Ensemble Etendis Bremen)
- 2023 she wrote ad contra-tempus for six players(order from Ensemble New Babylon for the LANGE NACHT DER MUSIK Bremen /Oldenburg)
- 2022 she wrote ...temporal distorsion... for 12 percussion players (order for the LANGE NACHT DER MUSIK Bremen /Oldenburg)
- 2022 Contraverse was performed by Ensemble New Babylon at the Radio Bremen Sendesaal
- 2022 Contraverse was performed by Ensemble devotioModerna at the SIMN Bucharest, Romania
- 2021 she wrote Konstellation II for Accordion and Piano (order for the LANGE NACHT DER MUSIK/Anniversary Concert Younghi Pagh-Paan; first performance - 17.07.21)
- 2019 she wrote 04.02.1919 for choir (order for the 100th Anniversary Bremen Räterepublik)
- 2018 String Quartet was performed by Tana Quartet (Belgium) in Lille, France
- 2018 she wrote Konstelation for Horn and Harp (first performance - 04.10.2018)
- 2018 she wrote 04.02.1918 for Choir Text after Peter Weiß (first performance - 03.02.2019)
- 2016 she wrote Bunt sind schon die Wälder for Children Choir, order from Sing Akademie Hardegsen e.V. (first performance - 24.09.2016)
- 2015 she wrote In omnes gentes for Children Choir, order from Sing Akademie Hardegsen e.V. (first performance - 25.09.2015)
- 2014 she wrote O Nata Lux for Choir, dedicated to J-Cappella Ensemble (first performance 10.05.2015)
- 2013 she wrote wissen, sagen for Choir (Buchtstrassenchor), order from Landesmusikrat Bremen (first performance 15.06.2013)
- 2012 she wrote Magnificat for Children Choir,Percussion and Harp, order from Sing-Akademie Hardegsen e.V. (first performance - 6.10.2012)
- 2012.10.12 - Magnificat was performed at the Kongress für Kirchenmusiker in Göttingen
- 2011/2012 she wrote au contraire for Boreas Quartett Bremen, Blockflöten Quartett (first performance - 19.01.2012)
- 2011 she wrote Iridescendo for „Klingendes Atelier“ - Atelier Frauke Alber, Bremen
- 2011 she wrote in nomine for St.Petri Domsingschule Bremen (first performence - 8.10.2011)
- 2011.01.21 - Contraverse was performed in Mons (Belgium) by the Musiques nouvelles Ensemble, Conducter Jean-Paul Dessy
- 2010/2011 she wrote far..fälle for Ensemble Neue Flötentöne (first performance 6.12.2011)
- 2010 she wrote Moldavieren for Bremer Philharmonie Orchester
- 2009 she wrote Pinocchio´s World - Children Opera for Glocke in Bremen (first performance - 26.04.2009)
- 2009 she wrote Beethoveniada for HFK Orchestra, performed in Rottenburg and Bremen (8 - 9.02.2009)
- 2008 Contraverse was selected and performed at the Next Generation Off Konzert (Donaueschingen Musiktage 20.10.2008), concert recorded by SWR
- 2007/08 she wrote Contraverse for Ensemble Recherche (first performance - 22.02.2008)
- 2006, 2007, 2008 she participated in the Workshop - Donaueschinger Musiktage, Next Generation Off-programme
- 2007 she wrote for 60th Anniverary of the re-establishment - City Bremen - Signal B, played by the Bremer Philharmonie
- 2005/06 she wrote together with five other young composers from Younghi Pagh Paan´s composition class the opera Unterwegs for the Bremer Theatre (opening night on 17.06.2006)
- 2005 – she wrote Momenti for Trio Contraste and first performed in Köln (31.03.2005 Frau Musica(nova) die rumänsichen Komponistinnen) and on Deutschen Rundfunk radiocasted

Publication (Scores / CD):

wissen, sagen for Choir and Clarinette, Pater Noster for Choir, O nata lux for choir are published by ERES Edition Bremen. Infos: www.notenpost.de
Magnificat , In omnes gentes and Bunt sind schon die Wälder are recorded and published on CDs. Infos: www.kantorei-hardegsen.de