Maia Ciobanu facts for kids

Maia Ciobanu is a talented Romanian composer and music teacher. She was born on May 5, 1952. Besides creating music, she also writes books and articles about music.

Maia Ciobanu's Early Life and Studies

Maia Ciobanu grew up in Bucharest, the capital city of Romania. She went to the Conservatory Ciprian Porumbescu to study music. There, she learned how to compose music from teachers like Dan Constantinescu and Myriam Marbe. She also studied piano with Aurora Ienei. Other important teachers included Ștefan Niculescu, Mircea Chiriac, Liviu Comes, and Aurel Stroe.

In 1980, Maia attended special summer courses in Darmstadt, Germany. She continued to learn about composition from famous composers like Brian Ferneyhough and Gérard Grisey. Later, in 1995, she studied at the Swedish Academy of Music in Gothenburg.

Maia Ciobanu's Career and Achievements

Since 1992, Maia Ciobanu has been the music director for a group called the Group for Alternative Contemporary Music. In 1993, she became a professor at the Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film. She has taught courses about Romanian music in many places. These include music academies in Gothenburg (1995) and Cologne (1996). She also taught at the Pedagogical College of Rorschach (1997) and the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland (2000).

Awards and Recognition

Maia Ciobanu has won several important awards for her work.

• In 1981, she received an Honorable Mention at a competition in Germany.
• In 1998, she won the "George Enescu Prize" from the Romanian Academy.
• She also won the Romanian Composers' Association Prize in 1999 and again in 2022.
• In 2004, she was given "The Order for Cultural Achievements" medal.

Other Activities

Maia Ciobanu was the president of the Romanian Section of the International Society for Contemporary Music from 2002 to 2003. She also started and edits an English-language journal for this section called Contemporary Music – Romana Newsletter. She is active in publishing music and creates music programs for Romanian radio. She is a member of several important music organizations.

Selected Musical Works

Maia Ciobanu has composed many different types of music. Here are some of her notable works:

Recordings of Her Music

Many of Maia Ciobanu's musical works have been recorded. Some of these recordings include:

• The Earth Must Live
• Ostinato II
• Da Suonare
• The Invisible String
• Concerto
• Journal '99
• It Shall Come!
• Symphony i Journal '88, Three Sculptures for String Quartet, Journal '99 for violin and tape