GEORGE ATANASIU

Cello, string orchestra director

The Romanian-born cellist has played concerts with major orchestras, recitals and chamber music in Spain, Italy, U.K., Germany Switzerland, Romania and U.S.A. Mr. Atanasiu has participated In numerous prestigious international music festivals Including the Bayreuth Festival, Music Seminar Weimar, Hitzacker Chamber Music Academy (Germany), George Enescu Festival (Bucharest) and Carmel (California) Bach Festival. Mr. Atanasiu teaches cello, strings and is the conductor of the string ensemble at Rowan University of New Jersey. George is also Artistic Director and conductor of the Philadelphia Young Performers Orchestra. He has given Master Classes for lower strings at Trenton State College, Eastern Nazarene College in Rome, Italy and Romania.