List of Romanian musicians
This is a list of musicians from Romania.
Classical
- Alberta Alexandrescu, pianist and chamber musician
- Filaret Barbu, composer, well known for the operetta Ana Lugojana
- Pascal Bentoiu, Modernist composer
- Tiberiu Brediceanu, composer and folklorist
- Nicolae Bretan, opera composer, also baritone, conductor and critic
- Ionel Budișteanu, violinist and conductor
- Eduard Caudella, composer, wrote the first Romanian opera, Petru Rareș
- Sergiu Celibidache, composer and conductor
- Paul Constantinescu, composer, especially of religious and vocal music, also wrote music for Romanian films
- Vladimir Cosma, composer, conductor and violinist
- Dimitrie Cuclin, classical music composer, musicologist, philosopher, translator and writer
- Constantin Dimitrescu, composer of Peasant Dance
- Grigoraș Dinicu, composer best known for his violin showpiece Hora staccato
- Sabin Drăgoi, composer and folklorist, one of the pioneers of scientific gathering of Romanian folklore
- George Enescu, composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher
- Valentin Gheorghiu, pianist and composer
- Ion Ivanovici, composer of The Danube Waves waltz
- Mihail Jora, "the father of Romanian ballet"; works include Intoarcerea din adâncuri and La piață
- Nicolae Kirculescu, composer of theatre and film music, including the theme of the television programme Teleenciclopedia
- Dumitru Georgescu Kiriac
- Dinu Lipatti, pianist and composer
- Cristian Matei, composer
- Marcel Mihalovici, composer
- Anton Pann, wrote Romania's national anthem and music for the Orthodox Divine Liturgy
- Ionel Perlea, composer and conductor
- Ciprian Porumbescu, composer
- Doina Rotaru, composer of mainly orchestral and chamber works
- Constantin Silvestri, composer, lived in England
- Matei Socor, composer and musician
- Cornel Trăilescu, opera composer and conductor
- Anatol Vieru, composer of symphonic, chamber and choral music; winner of Herder Prize in 1986
- Ion Voicu, violinist
- Teo Milea, pianist and composer
Contemporary
Some of the most prominent contemporary musicians of Romania:Alternative
Avant-garde
- Ana-Maria Avram
- Iancu Dumitrescu
- Aurel Stroe
- Octavian Nemescu
- Ştefan Niculescu
- Costin Miereanu
- Octave Octavian Teodorescu
- Horațiu Rădulescu
Cafe singers
House/Dance
- 3 Sud Est
- Activ
- Akcent
- Alexandra Stan
- David Deejay
- Deepcentral
- Deepside Deejays
- DJ Project
- DJ Sava
- Edward Maya
- Fly Project
- Haiducii
- Inna
- Morandi
- Play & Win
- Randi
- Radio Killer
- Tom Boxer
Electronica
- Mihai Crețu
- Adrian Enescu
- DJ Project
- Octave Octavian Teodorescu
- Shukar Collective
- Sunday People
- Șuie Paparude
Folk
- Mircea Baniciu
- Dorin Liviu Zaharia
- Ducu Bertzi
- Mircea Florian
- Tudor Gheorghe
- Adrian Ivanițchi
- Florian Pittiș
- Ion Dolănescu
- Dumitru Fărcaş
- Gabi Lunca
- Ion Miu
- Romica Puceanu
- Ileana Sararoiu
- Maria Tănase
- Gheorghe Zamfir
- Fanfare Ciocărlia
- Mahala Raï Banda
- Taraful Haiducilor
Psych-folk/world fusion
Folkloric/Ethnic/World
- Ion Dolănescu
- Dumitru Fărcaş
- Gabi Lunca
- Ion Miu
- Romica Puceanu
- Ileana Sararoiu
- Maria Tănase
- Gheorghe Zamfir
- Fanfare Ciocărlia
- Mahala Raï Banda
- Taraful Haiducilor
Hip-Hop, Rap
- B.U.G. Mafia
- CTC Controlul Tehnic de Calitate
- La Familia
- Paraziţii
- R.A.C.L.A.
- Zale
Jazz, Acid jazz
Pop
- Mihai Trăistariu
- 3rei Sud Est
- Activ
- Antonia
- Akcent
- Serban Ghenea
- Blaxy Girls
- Andreea Bălan
- Ştefan Bănică, Jr.
- The Cheeky Girls
- Razvan Fodor
- Elena Gheorghe
- Hi-Q
- Krypton
- Delia Matache
- Mirela
- Morandi
- Loredana
- Nicole Cherry
- Nicola
- O-zone
- Spitalul de Urgenţă
- Cleopatra Stratan
- Taxi
- Voltaj
- Radu Sirbu
- Inna
- Corina