Nicolae Brînduș

Nicolae Brînduș (1935-2023) was a Romanian composer, pianist and teacher, born in Bucharest. His catalogue runs from opera and orchestral music to chamber works, instrumental theatre and pieces with electronics. He attended the Darmstadt summer courses from 1969 onwards, and the Bucharest ensemble Musica Nova gave the first performance of his Vagues there in 1972. Brînduș studied piano (1952-1957) and composition (1960-1964) in Bucharest and was solo pianist of the Ploiești Philharmonic from 1960 to 1969.