George Enescu
Festival & Conference
commemorating the 50th anniversary
of his death
Cristina Stanescu, piano
Cristina Stanescu, born in Craiova, Romania, appeared both as a solo and as a collaborative pianist in concerts
throughout Eastern Europe and the United States. As a vocal coach and recitalist, she has worked with such artists
as Stephanie Blythe, Anthony Griffey, Angelika Kirchschlager, Bejun Mehta, Anna Moffo, Teresa Santiago, Carlo Scibelli,
Renata Scotto, Veronica Villaroel, and Jon Villars. A passionate teacher of art song as well as opera, Ms. Stanescu
has taught at Yale University, New York University, and the Bucharest Academy of Music. Presently, she is on the
faculty at the Manhattan School of Music and the Mannes College of Music. During the summers, she coaches at the
Renata Scotto Opera Academy and is on the staff of the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center. She has had
affiliations with the New York Philharmonic, Juilliard Opera Center, and was an assistant conductor for seven
years with the Lyric Theatre of Craiova. Solo performances have included Hindemith’s
The Four Temperaments at the
Adirondacks Festival and Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. She has presented
concerts of Romanian art songs, collaborated with therapist Elma Kanefield on The Diva Syndrome presentation, and
produced a multi-disciplinary program entitled Songs about War. She has recorded music of Messiaen, Schoenberg, and
Bartók for the National Radio of Romania, as well as live performances on WNYC and WQXR radio in New York. She was
also music director for Yale’s production of L’incoronazione di Poppea, which she conducted from the keyboard. Ms.
Stanescu holds a Master’s degree and Doctorate in Accompaniment from the Juilliard School, with a dissertation
entitled Preparing the role of Oedipe in the opera Oedipe by George Enescu: A vocal coach’s work. She also holds
a Master’s degree in Piano performance from the Bucharest Academy of Music.
Cristina Stanescu, born in Craiova, Romania, appeared both as a solo and as a collaborative pianist in concerts
throughout Eastern Europe and the United States. As a vocal coach and recitalist, she has worked with such artists
as Stephanie Blythe, Anthony Griffey, Angelika Kirchschlager, Bejun Mehta, Anna Moffo, Teresa Santiago, Carlo Scibelli,
Renata Scotto, Veronica Villaroel, and Jon Villars. A passionate teacher of art song as well as opera, Ms. Stanescu
has taught at Yale University, New York University, and the Bucharest Academy of Music. Presently, she is on the
faculty at the Manhattan School of Music and the Mannes College of Music. During the summers, she coaches at the
Renata Scotto Opera Academy and is on the staff of the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center. She has had
affiliations with the New York Philharmonic, Juilliard Opera Center, and was an assistant conductor for seven
years with the Lyric Theatre of Craiova. Solo performances have included Hindemith’s
The Four Temperaments at the
Adirondacks Festival and Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. She has presented
concerts of Romanian art songs, collaborated with therapist Elma Kanefield on The Diva Syndrome presentation, and
produced a multi-disciplinary program entitled Songs about War. She has recorded music of Messiaen, Schoenberg, and
Bartók for the National Radio of Romania, as well as live performances on WNYC and WQXR radio in New York. She was
also music director for Yale’s production of L’incoronazione di Poppea, which she conducted from the keyboard. Ms.
Stanescu holds a Master’s degree and Doctorate in Accompaniment from the Juilliard School, with a dissertation
entitled Preparing the role of Oedipe in the opera Oedipe by George Enescu: A vocal coach’s work. She also holds
a Master’s degree in Piano performance from the Bucharest Academy of Music.