Born and raised in the city of Bucharest where she begun learning the piano at the ‘Dinu Lipatti’ National College of Arts at a young age, Cristiana is now a student at the prestigious Royal College of Music in London.
Throughout her studies she was mentored by acclaimed teachers such as Nigel Clayton, Ian Brown, and Diana Ketler and is also one of the last pupils of the distinguished piano pedagogue Ana Pitis. Often invited to play at festivals and concerts, Cristiana has had the chance to perform with acclaimed musicians like Frans Helmerson, Sabin Pautza, Mihaela Martin, and Razvan Popovici, who also introduced her to the world of chamber music. Thanks to this, Cristiana became a founding member of the ‘Ascens Quartet’.
A winner of numerous international piano competitions such the ‘Pro Piano’ International Competition and the ‘Tudor Dumitrescu’ International Piano Competition, Cristiana has also furthered her musical capabilities by participating in piano masterclasses throughout Europe, most recently at the Malta International Music Festival and British Isles Music Festival here in the UK. As a resident artist with the Romanian Royal House, Cristiana was invited to play with the Royal Camerata in 2016 and 2018 at the Atheneum in Bucharest.
Developing a keen interest in jazz as well, Cristiana is well versed in the art of improvisation, being e regular guest performer at various jazz and ‘café chantant’ venues in Bucharest, as well as providing piano music at art exhibitions at the Romanian National Theatre in Bucharest.
Her outreach work includes a long string of charity performances for hospitals, nursing homes and orphanages, as well as helping provide the musical provisions in areas where the public does not normally have access to piano music.
Free recital (retiring collection)