Irina Muresanu

Irina Muresanu (born 26 May1971) is a Romanian and naturalized American musician, concert violinist and pedagogue, currently Associate Professor at the University of Maryland.https://www.umiacs.umd.edu/people/muresanu
==Education==
Irina was born and raised in Bucharest, Romania. She went to the George Enescu school in Bucharest, where she studied violin with Vlad Cristian Frasin (1978 – 1990). In 1994 she got a Bachelor in Music degree (violin studio of Stefan Gheorghiu and music semiotics class of Dinu Ciocan) at the National Academy of Music of Bucharest.https://www.unmb.ro/ After graduation, she moved to the USA where she obtained Master of Music at the University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana, violin studio of Sherban Lupu) in 1996. Three years later, in 1999, she obtained her Artist Diploma and in 2009 her Doctor of Musical Arts degree, both from the New England Conservatory (violin studio of Michèle Auclair), in Boston, MA.
Fluent in English, French, Romanian. Comprehends and reads Italian and German.
==Activity==
Irina has appeared in solo, recital and chamber music performances in major concert halls in the United States, Europe and China. She has been invited as a member in national and international juries, such as the Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competitionhttps://www.elevarfoundation.org/eoivc-about, the Mirecourt International Violin Competitionhttps://www.rimirecourt.com/en/archives-du-concours/, New England Conservatory concerto competition, Harvard Musical Association High School Achievement Award, Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique Lyon diploma exams,the Pro Musicis International Awardhttps://promusicis.org/awards/, Inner Mongolia International Festival and Competition (January 2019).
==List of works comissioned and written for Irina Muresanu==
* Sanam Gharacheh – Chagrin Réciproque (September 2022)
* Stacy Garrop – Piano Trio, commissioned by the Newport Music Festival for the Boston Trio (Premiered July 12, 2021)
* Fred Onovwerosuoke – Abeni and Bayaka (February 2021)
* Libby Larsen – Rag Blue Rubato (September 2019)
* Dan Dediu – Riesling-Ragtime (March 2019)
* Elena Ruehr – Violin Concerto (2017)
* Dalit Hadass Warshaw – Conflagration for solo violin (2017)
* Shirish Korde – Vak for solo violin (2016)
* Jerode Impichchaachaaha' Tate – Oshta for solo violin (2016)
* Thomas Oboe Lee – Piano Trio no. 3, written for the Boston Trio (2014)
* Thomas Oboe Lee – Grand Duo for violin and piano (2012)
* Thomas Oboe Lee – Partita for solo violin (2011)
* Thomas Oboe Lee – Violin Concerto (2010)
* Dan Dediu – A Mythological Bestiary for violin and piano (2008)
* Andy Vores – Kreutzette for violin and piano (2003)
* Dan Dediu – Don Giovanni/Juan for violin and piano (1995)
* Dan Dediu – The Agony of the Unicorn for violin and piano (1994)
==Awards==
* Harvard University Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (2010)
* New Music USA grant for the "Four Strings Around the World" project (June 2018)
* Creative and Performing Arts Award, for the "Rorem, Ravel and Ragtime" project; Arts and Humanities College, University of Maryland (Fall 2018)
* Artist nominee, "The Best 13 Recordings of the Year" by WBUR Classical (December 2016)
* Frederick B. Grantz Oberlin Archive Summer Research Grant, for research of the Violin Society of America collection, Oberlin, OH (2016)
* Creative and Performing Arts Award for the development of the "Four Strings Around the World" project, Arts and Humanities College, UMD (2015)
* Recipient, Copland Foundation Recording grant for the complete Bolcom violin sonatas; New York (2005)
* Recipient, Jefferson Foundation grant, Boston Trio CD recording (2010)
* Recipient, Jefferson Foundation Instrument Collection, loan of Giuseppe Rocca violin, NY (1998 – 2015)
* Recipient, Stradivari Society Instrument Collection, Chicago, IL (1995 – 1998)
* Winner, Career Grant, Presser Foundation Graduate Music Award, PA (1997)
* Winner, Schadt String Competition, Allentown, PA (1997)
* Laureate, Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition, Belgium (1997)
* 2nd prize winner, Washington International Strnig Competition, Washington DC (1997)
* Winner, Arthur Foote Memorial Career Award, Harvard Musical Association (1997)
* Winner, Kate Kinley Memorial Fellowship, University of Illinois (1996)
* Winner, Pro Musicis International Award, NY (1996)
* Winner, Arthur Foote Memorial Award, Harvard Musical Association, Boston, MA (1997)
* Special Commendation, Vienna Modern Masters Recording Competition (1997)
* 3rd Prize, Montreal International Violin Competition, Canada (1995)
* Best Performance of the Compulsory Piece Award, Montreal International Violin Competition, Canada (1995)
* Winner, Paul Rolland Award, University of Illinois (1994)
==Recent discography==
Irina's recordings include:
* Virgil Thompson - Complete Chamber Workshttps://open.spotify.com/track/4K0uSNDuqcQFRqQloMKEt2. Everbest label (November 2021)
* Dan Dediu - Hybrids, Hints and Hookshttps://open.spotify.com/album/0j4IWzVcRuLBEjx4epaWJi. Métier label (September 2021)
* K. Penderecki - Encore. Featured artist, with Robert Oppelt, bass. MRS Classics label (November 2019)
* Irina Muresanu - Four Strings Around the Worldhttps://open.spotify.com/album/7lwqbbIPlFtEPj5UCORwlu. Sono Luminus Label (April 2018 release)
* Imagine Christmashttps://open.spotify.com/track/11Q9DCsbiKBWCgDYjGMDZv - Featured along other Sono Luminus artists. Sono Luminus Label
* Boston Trio - Elegy and Blues.https://open.spotify.com/album/2v8xkm6MGnoFvGNrmgXxeW Works for piano trio by Arensky, Musto and Faure. Centaur Records label (2016)
==Professional affiliations memberships==
* American String Teacher Associations (2016 – present)
* Harvard Musical Association (2015 – present)
* Pro Musicis Foundation (1996 – present)
* Boston Trio (2002 – present)
* Mistral and Andover Chamber Music Society (2002 – present)
* Walden Chamber Players chamber music ensembles (2000 – 2020)
==Reviews and interviews==
* Professional Facebook page, Pierre Carrive "The Four Strings of Irina Muresanu in a world full of colours" (April 2023)
* The Diamondback, "UMD Meaningful Connections recital brings performers, audience closer to the music" (December 2022)
* Strad magazine, "Virgil Thomson Chamber Works" CD review (February 2022)
* Days and night magazine, Ioan Big; Interview (December 2021)
* Prestomusic.com, review of "Hybrid, Hints and Hooks" CD (November 2021
* The Diamondback, Christine Zhu; "UMD researchers are developing an app to act as "supplement" to violin lessons" (October 2021)
* Maryland Today, Jessica Weiss; "AI-powered app to eyeball posture, form for solo practice" (September 2021)
* The Berkshire Edge, David Noel Edwards; "Close Encounters with Music: The French Connection" (November 20, 2020)
* Stay Thirsty Magazine, Stephanie Chase: "Five Questions for violinist Irina Muresanu" (July 2020)
* ARPost.co, Gergana Mileva; "Spreading the Love of Classical Music through Virtual Reality" (October 2019)
* Big Network, Eli Haberon; "A Maryland Violinist Goes Virtual" (October 2019)
* Maryland Today, Arts and Culture: "Having the World on Her Strings" (August 2019)
* VOA News, Nasstasia Jaumen; "A Digital Setting for a Classical Music Concert" (August 2019)
* New York Concert Review, Harry Salzman; "Romanian Cultural Institute presents 'Four Strings Around the World": Irina Muresanu in Review (April 23, 2019)
* Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Richard Duckett; "International accent on music at violinist Irina Muresanu's concert Friday in Worcester (April 2018)
* Strings Magazine, Cristina Schreil; "Globe Trotter: 'Four Strings Around the World' reveals the violin's many identities", (April issue, 2018)
* Oberon's Grove blog, "Boston Trio at Weill Hall" (September 2017)
* Richmond Times-Dispatch, Markus Schmidt; "American Women in Music Concert by Richmond Philharmonic Features World Premiere" (March 2017)
* Cotidianul.ro; "Lipatti, in an American premiere in NY" (March 2017)
* Boston Globe, Jeffrey Gantz; "Boston Philharmonic Does Well by Beethoven and Bruckner" (February 2017)
* Boston Musical Intelligencer, Mark De Voto; "Another Zander Sanders BoPhil Moment" (February 2017)
* Boomer Magazine, Paige Baxter: "Richmond Philharmonic Concert Celebrates Women Composers" (January 2017)
* Boston Globe, Jeffrey Gantz; "Critic's Picks: Live Music in Museums" (October 2016)
* Bermuda Royal Gazette, Mike Jones; "Quartet Boasted Technical Mastery and Soul" (February 2016)
* Indianhillmusic.org, McLaren Harris; "French Composers Take the Stage" (January 2016)
* Virginia Gazette, Heather Bridges; "Williamsburg Symphonia to make first international debut in Bermuda" (December 15, 2015)
* Virginia Gazette, John Shulson; "Delightful music, fit for a holiday mood" (December 2015)
* Cape Cod Times, Keith Powers; Duo Opens Festival with 'Rorem, Ravel and Rags (June 2015)
* Boston Musical Intelligencer, Vance Koven; "Mixed Media Marine Palette" (June 2015)
* Boston Musical Intelligencer, Vance Koven; "Definitive Article with High Sheen" (April 2015)
* Sonograma Magazine, Prof. Dr. Tom Moore: "A Conversation with Elena Ruehr" (April 2015)
* Gramophone, Richard Whitehouse; "Ruehr: Chamber Music" (February 2015)
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