Remus Azoitei

Described in The Strad as "an uninhibited virtuoso, with soul and fabulous technique", the Romanian-born violinist Remus Azoitei graduated from the Juilliard School in New York in 2001. He gave his concerto debut at the age of 8, and has since performed as a soloist with prestigious Romanian and European ensembles including the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra, London Musical Arts Orchestra and Deutsche Kammer Orchester, appearing under conductors such as Lawrence Foster, Dimitri Kitaenko, Michael Sanderling and Gabriel Chmura.

As a recitalist Remus Azoitei has performed in leading international venues from Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center and CAMI Hall (New York) to Wigmore Hall and St Martin-in-the-Fields (London). He is a frequent guest at festivals in Cambridge, London, Heidelberg, Paris, Santander, Munich and Bucharest, among others, and he has broadcast on a range of radio stations and television channels.

Together with pianist Eduard Stan, Remus Azoitei has made the first ever recording of the entire repertoire for violin and piano by George Enescu for Hänssler Classic label, attracting international acclaim. He has shared the stage with artists such as cellists David Geringas and Adrian Brendel, viola-player Gerard Caussé, pianist Konstantin Lifschitz and also violinist Nigel Kennedy with whom, in 2005, he performed Bach's Concerto for Two Violins at the Enescu Festival, a concert broadcast on stations across Europe and North America, including Arte and Mezzo.

Remus Azoitei studied with Itzhak Perlman, Dorothy DeLay and Masao Kawasaki at the Juilliard School, where he was awarded a scholarship to study for his Master's Degree. His teachers also included Daniel Podlovsky at the Bucharest Conservatoire and Maurice Hasson at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He is a prize-winner of international violin competitions in Bucharest, Milan, Weimar and Wellington.

In 2001, Remus Azoitei was appointed the youngest ever violin professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He plays a Niccolo Gagliano violin from 1735 from the Royal Academy of Music's collection. Remus Azoitei is also the Artistic Director and one of the founding members of the Enescu Society in London.