FORBIDDEN MUSIC DURING TOTALITARIAN COMMUNIST REGIME IN ROMANIA

Film tells about the life of two important figures in the music life of Romania.
Mihail Jora (1891-1971) was a prolific and successful composer, his works received many awards both domestically and internationally. He was also a conductor, a pianist, a music critic and a remarkable teacher at the Bucharest Conservatory.
Due to his international fame, he was never imprisoned, but had several confrontations with the communist authorities
Paul Constantinescu (1909-1963) was one of the most precocious Romanian composers, having had the premiere of his first opera by the age of 25. However he was constantly a target of totalitarian regime in Romania.

Part of REMEMBER: REsearch and Music CommEMorating the Victims of Totalitarian Regimes in Bulgaria and Eastern EuRope, financed by "Europe for Citizens" program.

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