Gabriel Bebeşelea is Principal Conductor of the “George Enescu” Philharmonic Orchestra in Bucharest and Artistic Director of the period instrument ensemble and festival Musica Ricercata.

Bebeşelea enjoys a vibrant international career, being guest of acclaimed ensembles such as the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia, the Tonkunstler Orchestra, the PKF-Prague Philharmonia, etc.

His 2023/24 season kicks off with appearances at the “George Enescu” Festival alongside Musica Ricercata and Lawrence Brownlee, and sees him conduct performances of Arnold Schoenberg’s monumental “Gurrelieder”, return to the Bochumer Symphoniker, Ulster Orchestra, the Zagreb Phil- harmonic Orchestra and the “Transylvania” State Philharmonic Orchestra, of which he was Principal Conductor between 2016 – 2023.

A dynamic, charismatic, and compelling musical presence on the podium,
SASCHA GOETZEL has emerged as a multifaceted conductor—a remarkable orchestra builder, creative programmer, entrepreneur, educator, and advocate for musicians and artists. In late-2021, he was appointed Music Director of the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, a post he takes on for an initial four-year term beginning in September 2022. In addition he has been appointed the position as Music Director of the NYO-CAN, the National Youth Orchestra of Canada starting summer 2022.

Born in 1963, maestro Iosif Todea was a student at the Music School in Resița, then continued his musical training at the Music High School in Arad (1977-1981). Together with Gavrilă Câmpan, a well-known Arad choir conductor, Iosif Todea discovered choral art. Being a student in the 11th grade, he formed a choir made up of high school classmates, after a year of activity already being awarded the 1st Prize at the Romanian National Singing Festival.
After finishing high school, Iosif Todea was employed at the Music School in his hometown, where he also taught cello.

Permanent conductor of the Banatul Philharmonic in Timişoara, RADU POPA was born in Bucharest in 1969. He attended the Bucharest National University of Music’s courses, graduating in 1994 from the composition department (class of Univ. Prof. Dr. Adrian Iorgulescu), and in 1996 from the orchestra conducting department (class of Univ. Prof. Ludovic Bács), then continuing his musical training with Master’s studies. Conductors Ludovic Bács and Erich Bergel had an essential contribution in his formation as a conductor.