Cristiana Achim
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Cristiana Achim is a Romanian pianist and piano teacher who graduated the Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours in 2022 from the Royal College of Music, London, United Kingdom.
Cristiana is currently pursuing her Master of Performance degree under the tutelage of Nigel Clayton at the Royal College of Music.
Cristiana has performed in prestigious UK venues like Queen Elizabeth Hall, St James’s Picadilly, Drapers Hall or Amaryllis Fleming. Other peformances include Clara Schumann’s piano concerto with the Trinity Orchestra in November 2022 and a tour of solo and chamber music recitals across UK in September 2022.
At the age of 15, Cristiana became a resident artist with the Romanian Royal House, and she has become a regular there, being often invited to play with the Royal Camerata Orchestra and to give piano recitals at the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest.
She has developed a keen interest in folk music and jazz and is well-versed in the art of improvisation. In 2019, she released three of her singles, which are based on Romanian folk tunes: “Little Cloud Passing by”, “Cristina”, “S.H.E”.
Cristiana is a passionate advocate for education and has collaborated with Romanian and British institutions. This way she had the opportunity to develop the Romanian educational system by teaching music to disadvantaged children through interactive workshops.
She recently became a Benedetti Foundation Music Ambassador and dedicated her time to develop creative education projects, working alongside the violinist Nicola Benedetti and her collaborators in London.
RECENT AWARDS July 2022 3rd prize at the ‘Norah Sande’ Awards Eastbourne, UK | ||
May 2021 | ‘Debut in Transylvania’ Special Award at the ‘Youth of Music’ Piano Competition | |
November 2018 | Corneliu Fanateanu Award marking Cristiana’s involvement in the Romanian
musical scene |
EDUCATION | ||
2022-present Master of Performance, Royal College of Music
Professor: Nigel Clayton | ||
2018-present | Bachelor of Music, Royal College of Music
Professor: Nigel Clayton |
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2006-2018 | National College of Arts ‘Dinu Lipatti’
Professors: Adriana Bocaneanu, Ana Pitis, Alina Balaban |
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS SOLO
2021-2022 Solo Recital tour in London Queen Elizabeth Hall, RCI, ACI | ||
August 2021 | Solo Piano Recital | St. James’s Piccadilly Church (UK) |
November 2019 | Solo Recital | Romanian Athenaeum (Bucharest) |
August 2019 | Solo recital during final gala | British Isles Music Festival (UK) |
April 2017 | Solo Recital | Samut Hall (Valetta, Malta) |
CHAMBER MUSIC | ||
2018-present | Involved in trios, duos, quartets, nonets in lunchtime, evening, rush-hour chamber music
recitals |
Royal College of Music |
April 2016 | SoNoRo Interferente concerts with Frans Helmerson (cello), Razvan Popovici(viola), Mihaela Martin (violin) | Bucharest Conservatoire |
CONCERTO PERFORMANCES
November 2022 Piano Concerto – Clara Schumann Trinity Church, London Trinity Orchestra, John Andrews | ||
August 2018 | Carnival of the Animals - Saint-Saëns
Royal Cammerata, Constantin Adrian Grigore |
Romanian Athenaeum, Bucharest |
December 2016 | Carnival of the Animals - Saint-Saëns
Royal Cammerata, Sabin Pautza |
Romanian Athenaeum, Bucharest |
MASTERCLASSES HIGHLIGHTS
January 2022 Leon McCawley Royal College of Music | ||
August 2019 | Ian Brown | British Isles Music Festival (UK) |
April 2017 | Nareh Arghamanyan | Malta International Music Festival |
REFEREES |
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Nigel Clayton | Royal College of Music, Piano Professor | Nigel.clayton@rcm.ac.uk |
Adriana Bocaneanu | Piano Art Studio, Piano Professor | Adrianabocaneanu@yahoo.com |
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