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'''Axia Marinescu''' (born 1987 [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]]) is a French-Romanian [[Pianist|concert pianist]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=La pianiste Axia Marinescu invite à la danse huit compositrices françaises |url=https://www.crescendo-magazine.be/la-pianiste-axia-marinescu-invite-a-la-danse-huit-compositrices-francaises/ |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=Crescendo Magazine |language=fr-FR}}</ref> She is currently living in [[Paris]].

Axia Marinescu (born in [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]]) is a French-Romanian [[Pianist|concert pianist]] and a winner of numerous international awards. She is currently living in [[Paris]].


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Born in [[Bucharest]], Axia Marinescu began studying [[piano]] at the age of 6 in her native [[Romania]] and made a precocious debut with the [[Romanian National Radio Orchestra]] at the age of 11, being described by the critics as “an incredible young pianist sharing with Mozart the spirit of genius”.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pleyel.com/en/pleyel-en-chine.html|title=Site du label Polymnie|last=|first=|date=|website=www.polymnie.net|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-12-27}}</ref> She received her first international prize at the age of 7, at the 1997 [[Stresa]] International Competition, in Italy. Other awards followed over the years in [[Romania]], [[Greece]] and [[France|France.]] After graduating at the age of 17 from the [[Bucharest Conservatory|Bucharest Conservatory,]] where she also completed music theory, harmony, counterpoint and composition studies, Axia Marinescu continued her education at the [[Lausanne Conservatory]], being admitted directly in the Master Course and later at the [[École Normale de Musique de Paris]] and the [[Royal Conservatory of Brussels|Royal Conservatory of Bruxelles]], where she received her degree with great honors in 2013. Her temperamental and refined artistry was forged by world renowned teachers: [[Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden]], Dominique Cornil, [[Rena Shereshevskaya]], Théodore Paraschivesco and Gabriel Teclu. She also received the guidance of [[Jacques Rouvier]] and [[Paul Badura-Skoda]].
Born in [[Bucharest]], Marinescu began studying [[piano]] at the age of 6 in her native [[Romania]] and made her debut with the [[Romanian National Radio Orchestra]] at the age of 11.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clempus |first=Larisa |date=2022-05-12 |title=Audio Article |url=https://www.romania-muzical.ro/articol/audio-rrm-25-interviu-cu-pianista-axia-marinescu/3502761/15/2 |website=Radio Romania Muzical}}</ref> Marinescu is an award winner at international piano competitions in Italy, France, Greece and Romania.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 18, 2020 |title=INTERVIU Cum trăiesc artiştii izolarea. Pianista Axia Marinescu: Experienţa concertului, a sălii reale de spectacol nu poate fi înlocuită. Îmi lipseşte profund |url=https://adevarul.ro/cultura/arte/interviu-traiesc-artistii-izolarea-pianista-axia-marinescu-experienta-concertului-salii-reale-spectacol-nu-inlocuita-Imi-lipseste-profund-1_5ec23ebd5163ec4271e56ea1/index.html |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=adevarul.ro |language=en}}</ref> After graduating at the age of 17 from the [[Bucharest Conservatory]], where she also completed music theory, harmony, counterpoint and composition studies, Marinescu continued her education at the [[Lausanne Conservatory]], the [[École Normale de Musique de Paris]] and the [[Royal Conservatory of Brussels|Royal Conservatory of Bruxelles]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Park-Dufour |first=Marine |date=2022-02-25 |title=Danse et musique, les deux passions d’Axia Marinescu |url=https://classicagenda.fr/rencontre-avec-axia-marinescu/ |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=Classicagenda |language=fr-FR}}</ref> Marinescu received the guidance of [[Jacques Rouvier]], [[Paul Badura-Skoda]], [[Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden]] and [[Rena Shereshevskaya]].{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}


== Career ==
== Career ==
Axia Marinescu started performing in public at the age of 6. She moved to [[Paris]] in 2009 and initiated a solo career during her studies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jeunes-talents.org/musiciens/391/Axia-Marinescu|title=Association Jeunes Talents|website=www.jeunes-talents.org|access-date=2018-12-27}}</ref> Axia Marinescu performed solo and with orchestra in various important venues in [[Europe]] ([[Paris]], [[Toulouse|Toulouse,]] [[Bordeaux]], [[Munich]], [[Stuttgart]], [[Palermo]], [[Athens]], [[Bucharest]] ...) and [[Asia]] ([[Oriental Art Center|Shanghai Oriental Art Center]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pleyel.com/en/pleyel-en-chine.html|title=Pleyel - Depuis 1807 à Paris|website=www.pleyel.com|access-date=2018-12-27}}</ref> [[Nanjing Theatre|Nanjing Poly Grand Theater]] and others). She is often invited to play at prestigious piano festivals: ''[[Piano aux Jacobins]],''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://toulouse.aujourdhui.fr/etudiant/sortie/recital-de-piano-classique-piano-aux-jacobins-axia-marinescu-la-grande-halle-l-union.html|title=RECITAL DE PIANO CLASSIQUE - PIANO AUX JACOBINS- AXIA MARINESCU|last=GR|first=Adresse : Où ? LA|last2=L'union31240 43.65573883 1.48118711|first2=E. HALLE Rue Du Somport|website=Le Parisien Etudiant|access-date=2018-12-27}}</ref> ''Piano en Valois,''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sudouest.fr/2016/09/13/piano-en-valois-cultive-l-art-de-l-assemblage-2497809-813.php|title=Piano en Valois cultive l’art de l’assemblage|website=SudOuest.fr|language=fr-FR|access-date=2018-12-27}}</ref>'',L’esprit du piano, [[Palermo Classica.]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.palermoclassica.it/index.php?layer=artista&idartista=259|title=Palermo Classica|website=www.palermoclassica.it|language=it|access-date=2018-12-27}}</ref>
Marinescu started performing in public at the age of 6. She moved to [[Paris]] in 2009 and initiated a solo career during her studies. Marinescu performed solo and with orchestra in various venues in [[Europe]] ([[Paris]], [[Toulouse]], [[Bordeaux]], [[Munich]], [[Stuttgart]], [[Palermo]], [[Athens]], [[Bucharest]] ...) and [[Asia]] ([[Oriental Art Center|Shanghai Oriental Art Center]], [[Nanjing Theatre|Nanjing Poly Grand Theater]] and others).{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} She has been invited to play at international piano festivals: ''[[Piano aux Jacobins]],''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Axia Marinescu : "Jouer devant un public c’est atteindre le bonheur absolu" |url=https://lepetitjournal.com/bucarest/communaute/axia-marinescu-pianiste-332105 |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=lepetitjournal.com |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2017/05/11/2572293-piano-aux-jacobins-a-la-grande-halle.html|title=Piano aux Jacobins|last=|first=|date=|website=www.ladepeche.fr|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> ''Piano en Valois''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sudouest.fr/2016/09/13/piano-en-valois-cultive-l-art-de-l-assemblage-2497809-813.php|title=Piano en Valois Festival|last=|first=|date=13 September 2016|website=www.sudouest.fr|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|last1=Sarazin|first1=Oiivier}}</ref>'', L’esprit du piano,{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} [[Palermo Classica.]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.palermoclassica.it/index.php?layer=artista&idartista=259|title=Palermo Classica|website=www.palermoclassica.it|language=it|access-date=2018-12-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Palermo Classica, allo Steri il concerto al pianoforte della musicista rumena Axia Marinescu |url=https://www.palermotoday.it/eventi/concerto-axia-marinescu-palermo-classica-25-agosto-2020.html |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=PalermoToday |language=it}}</ref>


Her vaste repertory matches her versatile musicianship and includes works going from [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]] and [[Jean-Philippe Rameau|Rameau]] to contemporary composers. She constantly collaborates with contemporary composers such as [[Claude Ledoux (composer)|Claude Ledoux]], Romain Zante, [[Dan Dediu]] and performs first-auditions of their works.
Her repertory includes works going from [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]] and [[Jean-Philippe Rameau|Rameau]] to contemporary composers.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cochard |first=Alain |date=2021 |title=Axia Marinescu en concert à Gaveau |url=https://www.concertclassic.com/article/axia-marinescu-en-recital-la-salle-gaveau-les-femmes-dansent |website=Concertclassic.com}}</ref> In 2012, she performed a piece by [[Claude Ledoux (composer)|Claude Ledoux]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pianobleu.com/actualite_piano_20121025.html|title=Piano Bleu - Axia Marinescu recital|last=|first=|date=|website=pianobleu.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> She has also collaborated with Romain Zante, [[Dan Dediu]] and performs first-auditions of their works.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}


Marinescu gives masterclasses in Europe and Asia{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
== Musical style ==
Axia Marinescu’s playing is characterized by an "elegant but powerful, energetic touch".<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Opera|first=Magazine|date=December 2014|title=Rencontres musicales Enesco, Paris|url=https://opera-magazine.com/|journal=Opera Magazine|volume=|pages=|via=}}</ref> Her interpretations of well-known [[Masterpiece|master-pieces]] of [[piano]] literature always come with a touch of new as well as original and unexpected musical perspectives. Her [[sound]] is colorful and contrasts are a living part of her music-making.


== Recordings ==
== Recordings ==
In September 2018, Axia Marinescu launched her new [[Compact disc|CD]] ''Introspections'' under the french label ''[[Polymnie]]''.<ref name=":0" /> Her “brilliant and elegant interpretation” brought her critical acclaim.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grey-panthers.it/ideas/i-cd-di-natale-2-di-ferruccio-nuzzo/|title=I CD di Natale (2), di Ferruccio Nuzzo|last=Nuzzo|first=Ferruccio|date=2018-12-17|website=Grey Panthers|language=it-IT|access-date=2018-12-27}}</ref>The [[Compact disc|CD]] features [[Masterpiece|master-pieces]] by [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]]: ''[[Piano Sonata No. 11 (Mozart)|Piano Sonata no.11, KV 331]]'', [[Johannes Brahms|Brahms]]: ''[[6 Pieces for piano op.118|6 Pieces for Piano op.118]]'' and [[Claude Debussy|Debussy]]: ''[[Images pour orchestre|Images]]'', 1<sup>st</sup> Book.
In September 2018, Marinescu launched her new [[Compact disc|CD]] ''Introspections'' under the French label ''[[Polymnie]]''.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} The [[Compact disc|CD]] features [[Masterpiece|master-pieces]] by [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]]: ''[[Piano Sonata No. 11 (Mozart)|Piano Sonata no.11, KV 331]]'', [[Johannes Brahms|Brahms]]: ''[[6 Pieces for piano op.118|6 Pieces for Piano op.118]]'' and [[Claude Debussy|Debussy]]: ''[[Images pour orchestre|Images]]'', 1st Book.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Park-Dufour |first=Marine |date=2022-02-12 |title=Des danses à l’âme féminine, par Axia Marinescu |url=https://classicagenda.fr/les-femmes-dansent/ |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=Classicagenda |language=fr-FR}}</ref>

Marinescu's newest [[album]] ''Les femmes dansent'' is dedicated to French dance music which was written by women composers from 1600 until today. The CD ranked in the top 10 of the classical 2021 releases on the streaming platforms.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mezan |first=Laure |date=2022-10-29 |title=Le Journal du Classique |url=https://podcast.ausha.co/le-journal-du-classique/emmanuelle-haim-1 |website=Radio Classique}}</ref>


== Philosophy ==
== Philosophy ==
Axia Marinescu “always felt the need to connect music to the beauty of the world which surrounds us”. The power of [[thought]] nourished her steady [[curiosity]] about life and lead her to study [[Philosophy]] at the [[University of Paris|Paris University]] where she graduated in 2013 with honors. She constantly publishes [[Article|articles]] and [[Essay|essays]] on both philosophical and [[Aesthetics|aesthetic]] [[Concept|concepts]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/76172592/Transdisciplinary-Studies-Science-Spirituality-Society-No-2-2011|title="Transdisciplinary Studies - Science, Spirituality, Society" No 2, 2011|website=Scribd|language=en|access-date=2018-12-27}}</ref> Axia Marinescu is a [[TED (conference)|TED]] speaker.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tedxbucharest.ro/tedxbucharestwomen2016/#axia-marinescu|title=TEDX Women|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>
Marinescu is a [[Philosophy]] graduate of the [[University of Paris|Paris University]].{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} Her article “La vocation de l’art en dialogue avec la théologie apophatique” was published in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/76172592/Transdisciplinary-Studies-Science-Spirituality-Society-No-2-2011|title="Transdisciplinary Studies - Science, Spirituality, Society" No 2, 2011|website=Scribd|language=en|access-date=2018-12-27}}</ref> Marinescu is a [[TED (conference)|TED]] speaker.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}


== Distinctions ==
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Marinescu was appointed a [[Knight]] of the [[Cultural Merit]] by the President of [[Romania]].

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*[https://www.ted.com/talks/axia_marinescu_beauty_will_save_the_world Beauty will Save the World] Axia Marinescu TEDxBucharestWomen, October 2016

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The pianist before concert

Axia Marinescu (born 1987 Bucharest, Romania) is a French-Romanian concert pianist.[1] She is currently living in Paris.

Biography

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Born in Bucharest, Marinescu began studying piano at the age of 6 in her native Romania and made her debut with the Romanian National Radio Orchestra at the age of 11.[citation needed][2] Marinescu is an award winner at international piano competitions in Italy, France, Greece and Romania.[3] After graduating at the age of 17 from the Bucharest Conservatory, where she also completed music theory, harmony, counterpoint and composition studies, Marinescu continued her education at the Lausanne Conservatory, the École Normale de Musique de Paris and the Royal Conservatory of Bruxelles.[4] Marinescu received the guidance of Jacques Rouvier, Paul Badura-Skoda, Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden and Rena Shereshevskaya.[citation needed]

Career

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Marinescu started performing in public at the age of 6. She moved to Paris in 2009 and initiated a solo career during her studies. Marinescu performed solo and with orchestra in various venues in Europe (Paris, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Munich, Stuttgart, Palermo, Athens, Bucharest ...) and Asia (Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Nanjing Poly Grand Theater and others).[citation needed] She has been invited to play at international piano festivals: Piano aux Jacobins,[5][6] Piano en Valois[7], L’esprit du piano,[citation needed] Palermo Classica.[8][9]

Her repertory includes works going from Bach and Rameau to contemporary composers.[citation needed][10] In 2012, she performed a piece by Claude Ledoux.[11] She has also collaborated with Romain Zante, Dan Dediu and performs first-auditions of their works.[citation needed]

Marinescu gives masterclasses in Europe and Asia[citation needed]

Recordings

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In September 2018, Marinescu launched her new CD Introspections under the French label Polymnie.[citation needed] The CD features master-pieces by Mozart: Piano Sonata no.11, KV 331, Brahms: 6 Pieces for Piano op.118 and Debussy: Images, 1st Book.[12]

Marinescu's newest album Les femmes dansent is dedicated to French dance music which was written by women composers from 1600 until today. The CD ranked in the top 10 of the classical 2021 releases on the streaming platforms.[13]

Philosophy

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Marinescu is a Philosophy graduate of the Paris University.[citation needed] Her article “La vocation de l’art en dialogue avec la théologie apophatique” was published in 2011.[14] Marinescu is a TED speaker.[citation needed]

Distinctions

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Marinescu was appointed a Knight of the Cultural Merit by the President of Romania.

References

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  1. ^ "La pianiste Axia Marinescu invite à la danse huit compositrices françaises". Crescendo Magazine (in French). Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  2. ^ Clempus, Larisa (2022-05-12). "Audio Article". Radio Romania Muzical.
  3. ^ "INTERVIU Cum trăiesc artiştii izolarea. Pianista Axia Marinescu: Experienţa concertului, a sălii reale de spectacol nu poate fi înlocuită. Îmi lipseşte profund". adevarul.ro. May 18, 2020. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  4. ^ Park-Dufour, Marine (2022-02-25). "Danse et musique, les deux passions d'Axia Marinescu". Classicagenda (in French). Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  5. ^ "Axia Marinescu : "Jouer devant un public c'est atteindre le bonheur absolu"". lepetitjournal.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  6. ^ "Piano aux Jacobins". www.ladepeche.fr.
  7. ^ Sarazin, Oiivier (13 September 2016). "Piano en Valois Festival". www.sudouest.fr.
  8. ^ "Palermo Classica". www.palermoclassica.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  9. ^ "Palermo Classica, allo Steri il concerto al pianoforte della musicista rumena Axia Marinescu". PalermoToday (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  10. ^ Cochard, Alain (2021). "Axia Marinescu en concert à Gaveau". Concertclassic.com.
  11. ^ "Piano Bleu - Axia Marinescu recital". pianobleu.com.
  12. ^ Park-Dufour, Marine (2022-02-12). "Des danses à l'âme féminine, par Axia Marinescu". Classicagenda (in French). Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  13. ^ Mezan, Laure (2022-10-29). "Le Journal du Classique". Radio Classique.
  14. ^ ""Transdisciplinary Studies - Science, Spirituality, Society" No 2, 2011". Scribd. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
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