Teodor Nicolau - conductor
The musical competence of T.Nicolau, many-sided as it was, grew even more versatile after his settling down in Finland in 1976 and he began his studies of conducting at the "Sibelius" Academy of Music at the class of Professor Jorma Panula, the world-famous teacher of conducting and a great conductor himself.
Aspiring after an harmonious development in conducting, Teodor Nicolau studied temporary with others conductors too: in the summer of 1976 and 1977 with F.Quatrocchi in France, in February - April 1977 with Sergiu Celibidache in Germany, and in 1978 with A. Janssons, the conductor of Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra.
The gifts of T.Nicolau were noticed since he was a conductor student. Sibelius Academy Orchestra invited him to conduct concerts and productions of the Opera Studio (Mozart). In 1977 he became the official conductor of the Helsinki Opera Camera. T. Nicolau's debut with the Finnish Radio Orchestra, while yet a student at the conducting class, was noticed by the press. After that he was invited to conduct in others music centres of Finland too.
As conductor T. Nicolau performed in Finland, Estonia, Romania, Republic of North Macedonia and Rep.ublic of Moldova.
Despite his promising debut as conductor and of the interesting offers wich he received after it, Teodor Nicolau dedicated most of his free time to the composition, witch passionate him yet from his childhood but was neglected on behalf of the violin playing and conducting.
The repertoire of T.Nicolau has a great choice of music ranging from Vienna classics to modern composers, among them the great romanticists and the post-romanticists as well, from chamber music to the great symphonic repertoire and opera as well.
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Teodor Nicolau conduct Moldova's National TeleRadio Orchestra
27.4.1994 - Chișinău, Rep. Moldova
D. SHOSTAKOVICH - 5th SYMPHONY, 3rd mov. - excerpt
Link to YT:
https://youtu.be/ralusQs4VeU
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Teodor Nicolau conduct Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri
18.04.1978 - Helsinki, Finland
H. BERLIOZ - LE CARNAVAL ROMAIN
Link to YT:
https://youtu.be/4fr6QIOxQO8
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Teodor Nicolau conduct Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
1.04.1995 - Helsinki, Finland
B. BRITTEN / G. ROSSINI - MATINÉES MUSICALES
NR. 3 Walz
Link to YT:
https://youtu.be/nqoIaZl0PIM
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Teodor Nicolau conduct Orchestra Filarmonică Moldova
29.10.1993 - Iași, Romania
G. MAHLER - 1sh SYMPHONY - excerpt
Link to YT:
https://youtu.be/EAJVA9mWQBM
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Teodor Nicolau conduct Moldova's National TeleRadio Orchestra
27.4.1994 - Chișinău, Rep. Moldova
G. ENESCU - PRELUDIU LA UNISON
from the 1st Suite for Orchestra
Link to YT:
https://youtu.be/it4ztyM59ig
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T. Nicolau conduct Philharmonic Orchestra of the
Republic of North Macedonia (RNM)
17.03.2005 - Skopje, RNM
J. SIBELIUS - VIOLIN CONCERT
violin solo: Mirijam Contzen
excerpt from the 2nd part
Link to YT:
https://youtu.be/Yi02i_W3Kdg
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Teodor Nicolau conduct AdHoc Ensemble of ANMGD Cluj
5.11.2022 at the Concert Hall of ANMGD Cluj
TEODOR NICOLAU - “LES CRÉPUSCULE DES PENSÉES"
for small ensemble
With thanks to & with the permission of AdHoc Ensemble members
