Aida Popa

Biography

Curriculum vitae

Name: Aida Popa

Date and place of birth: February 17th, 2009 - Bucharest, Romania

Education: School of Music and Arts Iosif Sava, Bucharest, Romania - 6th grade

Cello teacher: Ani-Marie PALADI

Musical career:

2021:

 - Grand prix – International Competition of Arts “Interstellar”, Ukraine
 - 1st prize  – Odin International Music Competition, European         Academic Artists Association
 - Cello soloist in concert with Philharmonic Orchestra Pitesti, Romania
 - Romanian Athenaeum Bucharest, Romania
 - Recital the Hungarian Institute Bucharest, Romania
 - Invited to live shows on Speranta TV, Romania
 - Member of the Gloria Dei National Orchestra, Romania

2020:

 - 1st prize and special prize - International Cello Competition Antonio Janigro, Zagreb, Croatia

- 1st prize - Jan Vychytil International Cello Competition, Prague, Czech Republic

- 1st prize - National Instrumental Interpretation Olympiad, zonal phase Bucharest, Romania

- 1st prize - Online Music Performance Contest “An Educated Child - A Clean Environment!”, Romania

- 1st prize and special prize - The Violin Doc International Music Festival, Netherlands

 

2019:

- 2nd prize - International Cello Competition David Popper, Varpalota, Hungary
- 1st prize - International Musical Interpretation Competition George Georgescu, Tulcea, Romania

- 1st prize - National Musical Interpretation Competition Iosif Sava, Bucharest, Romania
- 2nd prize - the Music Olimpics, the national stage, Romania
- 1st prize - the Music Olimpics, the regional stage, Bucharest, Romania
- 1st prize - National Music Competition Margareta Sterian, Buzau, Romania

2018:

- 1st prize - International Musical Interpretation Competition George Georgescu, Tulcea, Romania

- 1st prize of excellence - National Musical Interpretation Competition Iosif Sava, Bucharest, Romania
- 1st prize - National Musical Interpretation Competition “Big Prize of National Kids’ Palace”, Bucharest, Romania
- 1st prize - Gradus ad Parnassum Competition, Bucharest, Romania
- Participation as cellist in Violoncelissimo 100 Concert, Romanian Athenaeum, Bucharest, Romania
- Cello soloist in concert with Philharmonic Orchestra Pitesti, Romania
- Participation as cellist contributor of Romanian National Gloria Dei Orchestra, Nurnberg, Germany
- Participations as cellist contributor of Romanian National Gloria Dei Orchestra in Romania: Oradea, Alba Iulia, Galati, Braila
- Participation as cello soloist at Romanian Music Festival, Bucharest, Romania
- Participation as cello soloist at Romantique Music Festival, Bucharest, Romania

2017:

- 1st prize - International Musical Interpretation Competition George Georgescu, Tulcea, Romania

- 1st prize - International Musical Interpretation Competition Erich Bergel-Dorothy Kitchen, Sibiu, Romania

- 1st prize - National Musical Interpretation Competition Iosif Sava, Bucharest, Romania
- 1st prize - National Musical Interpretation Competition Dan Cumpata, Bucharest, Romania
- 1st prize and Special prize - National Musical Interpretation Competition “Big Prize of National Kids’ Palace”, Bucharest, Romania
- Participation as cello soloist at Romanian Music Festival, Bucharest, Romania
- Participation as cello soloist at Baroque Music Festival, Bucharest, Romania

2016:

- 1st prize - National Musical Interpretation Competition Dan Cumpata, Bucharest, Romania