Four Strings Around the World
About the Artist:
Romanian-born violinist Irina Muresanu is equally in demand on both sides of the Atlantic, as she has appeared throughout the United States, Canada, the Caribbeans, Europe, Asia and South Africa. Ms. Muresanu has firmly established herself as a successful recording artist, and her adventurous programming and thematic concepts define her as a soloist, chamber musician and pedagogue.
A laureate and winner of top prizes in several prestigious international violin competitions including the Montreal International, Queen Elisabeth, UNISA International String, Washington International, and the Schadt String Competition, Muresanu achieved international acclaim early on. Muresanu’s awards also include the Presser Award, the Arthur Foote Award from the Harvard Musical Association, the Creative and Performing Arts Award from the University of Maryland, a prestigious New Music USA Grant, a Pro Musicis International Award.
Muresanu has recently been awarded the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar 2024 award and the Independent Scholarship, Research and Creativity Award from the University of Maryland, for her project “Infinite Strings”: the creation of a platform designed to promote violin music by Romanian composers. She is also the recipient of a three-year National Science Foundation grant and a “Grand Challenges” grant from the University of Maryland for the “Music Education for All through AI and Digital Humanities” research she is conducting at the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, where she has recently been named Affiliate Faculty in February 2023.
Irina Muresanu is an Professor in the School of Music and Affiliate Faculty in the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies at the University of Maryland and holds a prestigious Artist Diploma degree and a Doctor in Musical Arts degree from the New England Conservatory. She plays an 1849 Giuseppe Rocca violin with an Étienne Pajeot bow.
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Members and their guests are invited to a casual lunch gathering after the concert at Cafe Lombardy next door to the Arts Club at 2019 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Prospective members are also welcome to attend.
Regular menu service.
Separate checks will be provided.
RSVP not required.
This project is supported in part by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.