Mihaela Ursuleasa (27 September 1978 – 2 August 2012) was a Romanian concert pianist. In 1995, she won the Clara Haskil International Piano Competition.
Mihaela Ursuleasa | |
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.jpg) Ursuleasa during a recording session in 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mihaela Ursuleasa |
| Born | 27 September 1978 Brașov, Romania |
| Died | 2 August 2012 (aged 33) Vienna, Austria |
| Genres | classical, chamber |
| Occupation | concert pianist |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1995–2012 |
| Website | ursuleasa.com |
Biography
editUrsuleasa began playing the piano at the age of five under the tutelage of her Romani father, a jazz musician. In 1990, at the age of 12, she obtained a grant to study in Vienna. She went on to perform at Carnegie Hall, with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester in Berlin, with the Orchestre National de France, as well as with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.[1]
In 2000, she received an honorable mention at the XIV International Chopin Piano Competition.
In 2010, she was awarded the Echo Klassik award for her debut album Piano & Forte.[2] She released her second album, Romanian Rhapsody in 2011.
Death
editUrsuleasa was found dead in her Vienna home on 2 August 2012 of a cerebral hemorrhage. She was 33. She is interred at the Bellu Cemetery in Bucharest.[3][4][5]
Ursuleasa was memorialised by her musician colleagues, such as the violist, Maxim Rysanov, who paid homage to Ursuleasa with his 2012 album "PAVANE" and reckoned her as a wonderful musician and a very special person.[6]
Discography
editSolo albums
edit- 2010: Piano & Forte (Berlin Classics)
- featuring Ludwig van Beethoven's 32 variations on an original theme, WoO 80; Johannes Brahms' Three Intermezzi, Op. 117; Maurice Ravel's Gaspard de la nuit; Alberto Ginastera's first piano sonata, Op. 22; and Paul Constantinescu's Joc dobrogean
- 2011: Romanian Rhapsody (Berlin Classics)—featuring violinist Gilles Apap.
- featuring George Enescu's Romanian Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 11, No. 1; Paul Constantinescu's Suite for Piano; Franz Schubert's Three Piano Pieces, D.946; Béla Bartók's Two Romanian Dances, Op. 8a, Sz. 43, and Rhapsody for Violin and Piano No. 2, Sz. 90.
Ensemble albums
edit- 1995: XVIth Clara Haskil Competition 1995 with the Orchestre De Chambre De Lausanne & Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conducting. (Claves Records)
- featuring Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat Major, K. 271, "Jeunehomme" and Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73, "Emperor".
- 2010: Patricia Kopatchinskaja: Rapsodia (Naïve)--featuring violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja, cimbalomist Viktor Kopatchinsky, violinist Emilia Kopatchinskaja, pianist Mihaela Ursuleasa
References
edit- ^ Renowned Romanian pianist Ursuleasa dead at 33. 3 August 2012 USNews. Retrieved 8-5-2012
- ^ "Mihaela Ursuleasa, piano - Philadelphia Chamber Music Artists". Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ Dowling, Siobhan (3 August 2012). "Romanian concert pianist Mihaela Ursuleasa dies, aged 33". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
- ^ "Romanian pianist Mihaela Ursuleasa dies aged 33". BBC News. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
- ^ "Romanian pianist Mihaela Ursuleasa dies in Vienna aged 33". Romania-Insider.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
- ^ The booklet of the album "PAVANE", by Maxim Rysanov and Ashley Wass, released by BIS in 2012
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