M I H A I   R I T I V O I U

Background: Mihai Ritivoiu started playing piano at the age of 6, and won his first competition at the age of 7, subsequently performing across Romania. He studied piano at the National University of Music in Bucharest and Guildhall School of Music and Drama, winning the Beethoven Society of Europe Intercollegiate Piano Competition while representing Guildhall. He has been taught by Joan Havill and mentored by Valentin Gheorghiu and Christopher Elton.

In 2011, at the age of 21, Mihai was a top laureate of the George Enescu International Competition, and won a number of special prizes including best interpretation of a piano sonata by George Enescu and the best Romanian competitor.

Career: Mihai has performed at venues including the Konzerthaus Berlin, Barbican Centre, Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall, St John's Smith Square, St Martin in the Fields and the Romanian Athenaeum, and played with orchestras such as George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, the English Chamber Orchestra and the MDR Leipzig Radio Orchestra.

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In addition to his solo recitals and concerto appearances, Ritivoiu has a rich chamber music activity, playing with Corina Belcea, Antoine Lederlin, Roland Pidoux and Alexander Sitkovetsky. He has also worked closely with the contemporary French composer, Stéphane Delplace, performing the world premiere of one of his pieces.