Bogdan Dumitraşcu

Bogdan Dumitrașcu received his first violin lessons at the age of 7 from Natalia Epure in his home town of Iași in Romania. He was one of the first prizewinners in national competitions every year and performed in numerous recitals for Romanian radio and television programmes. From 1996, Bogdan Dumitrașcu studied at the Rostock University of Music in the violin class of Professor Petru Munteanu, graduating with honours in 2003. He perfected his studies by attending international masterclasses with Igor Ozim, Ștefan Gheorghiu, Lewis Kaplan, Sherban Lupu and Eduard Grach. He has won prizes at several international competitions, including "Citta di Stresa"/ Italy 1987, "Eugeniu Coca"/ Moldavia 1995, "Kloster Schöntal"/ Germany 1997. Bogdan Dumitrașcu has been a permanent 1st violinist in the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra since 2002 and has been a principal violinist since 2013. Between 2009 and 2017, he was also a member of the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra. In addition to his orchestral activities, Bogdan Dumitrașcu is a sought-after chamber musician and regularly performs in various chamber music formations.