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When he was only 17
years old, he began playing in large and small orchestras,
earning his bread and butter at concerts, parties, even
weddings,working both day and night.
Between 1981 and 1990 he won many
national prizes
for being the best young panpipe player in
Romania.
He performed at festivals
and in concerts, not only
in his own country but in many other parts of Europe as well,
becoming a
music director
and conductor in 1988.
After the Romanian revolution in
1989, Ovidiu found a new love "evergreen"
music, and began to develop an extensive repertoire of new adult
contemporary music - a combination of pop, world and New Age -
with his panpipe.
In 1997 he moved to Northern Cyprus,
becoming the first panpipe player to live there and combining this
with singing in several languages and playing keyboards. Since
then he has played in a great variety of hotels and restaurants
and is currently at The Dome,
one of the most famous
hotels
of the Mediterranean.
He has given solo performances
in highly acclaimed
concerts in
Northern Cyprus and Turkey, with a
wide-ranging repertoire including classics, gipsy
music and some Romanian tunes. As one of the most popular
musicians in Northern Cyprus today, he is frequently in demand to
play at official functions, dinners and cocktail parties and has
played and been interviewed on television and radio as well as
producing several
records, cassettes and
CDs.
In short, Ovidiu is a panpipe
virtuoso, a music arranger, singer and keyboard player and, not
least, a charismatic person.
Festivalul
National "Cantarea Romaniei":
As panpipe player:
- 2nd
prize 1981
- 1st
prize and laureate 1981
- 1st
prize and laureate 1983
- 1st
prize and laureate 1985(students section)
- 1st
prize and laureate 1985
- 1st
prize and laureate 1987(students section)
- 1st
prize and laureate 1987
The Folk Festival of "Sangeorz-Bai":
As panpipe player:
- 1st
prize 1986, 1987, 1988
As music conductor:
- 2nd
prize 1988
The Folk Festival "Argesule Plai de Dor":
As panpipe player:
- 1st
prize 1988
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Performances at festivals and in concerts as panflute
instrumentalist for the ensemble "Cununa de pe Somes",
Bistrita:
Silvares International Festival,
Portugal, 1980
Coimbra International Festival,
Portugal, 1980
Covilia International Festival,
Portugal, 1980
Lisbon, Portugal, 1980
Hendaye, France, 1980
Performances at festivals as
panflute instrumentalist for the ensemble "Ciobanasul",
Suceava:
Gijitko
International Festival, Poland, 1981
Klobowky International Festival,
Czechoslovakia, 1984
Vrata International Festival,
Bulgaria, 1988
Performances at festivals
and in concerts as panflute instrumentalist for the ensemble "Doina"-
Bistrita
Besançon International Festival,
France, 1990
Angers International Festival,
France, 1990
Metz International Festival,
France, 1990
Salzburg, Austria, 1990
Dijon International Festival,
France, 1992
Performances at festivals and in
concerts as panflute instrumentalist for the ensemble "Arcanul",
Suceava:
Agrigento International Festival,
Italy, 1991
Bonn Abstract Art Festival "The
Golden Bakery", Germany, 1993
Lyon,
France, 1996
Northern Cyprus,
1997
Performances at festivals and in
concerts as panflute instrumentalist for the ensemble "Bucovina"from
Radauti:
International Folklore Festival,
Northern Cyprus, 1994
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Musical director
and conductor for well-known Romanian folklore ensembles such as:
"Ciobanasul" from Suceava, 1988-1992
"Arcanul" from Suceava, 1990-1997
"Doina" from Bistrita, 1990
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Performances in restaurants, hotels and casinos in Northern
Cyprus:
- Hotel "Celebrity" and "Chateau
Lambousa",
August - December 1994
- Casino "Vega",
October - December 1994
- Hotel "Bogaz", Famagusta,
November 1997 - April 1998
- "The Harbour Club",
April 1998 - January 2001
- Casino "Chateau Lambousa",
July 1999 - January 2000
- Hotel "Acapulco",
April - June 2000
- Cafe bar "Chimera",
2001-2002
- Beer terrace "Extreme",
2001-2002
- "Anastasia" Resort
, 2001
- "Dedeman Olive Tree Resort",
2001-2002
- "Jasmine Court Hotel",
2001-2002
- "The Dome Hotel" ,
since January 2002,
nightly
from 6.30 to 8.00 pm
- "The Hideaway
Club",since April 2003,every tuesday from 8.00 to 10.00pm
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Concerts in
Northern Cyprus and Turkey:
- University
of Lefke Graduation Ceremony, 20 June 2002
- Bellapais Abbey,
27 November 2002
- Famagusta,
4 December 2002
- Bellapais Abbey,
26 December 2002
- Rotary Club Of
Ankara,
1 February 2003
- Hotel Bilkent,Ankara,
11 April 2003
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LP:
Maria Macovei
& Orchestra Ciobanasul,
Electrecord, 1989
MCs:
Romanian Folk Music,
Mavi Studio, Suceava, 1996
Midnight Hits Collection:
Svart's band, Mavi Studio, Suceava, 1996
Christmas Carols,
Northern Cyprus, 1998
CDs:
Unforgettable Songs by Panpipe,
Northern Cyprus, 2000
Panpipe
Fantasy, Northern Cyprus, 2002
Wine Glass, Northern
Cyprus, 2003 (NEW!)
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