Biography | Pianist | Composer | Conducter

Born in Bucharest, on November 26th 1980, in a family of musicians, her father and mother being instrumentalists and also her brother, a well known jazz drummer Vlad Popescu, Rucsandra Popescu started studying piano at the early age of 6. In 1999 she graduated from the Dinu Lipatti Music High School – Bucharest and was ranked among the first three best students in her school year. She had scholarships all through these years.

In 2004 she graduated from the Music University in Bucharest with degrees in Composition and Academic Choir Conductor. During her study she had a special scholarship for best academic results. She studied composition with Prof.Octavian Nemescu, Dan Dediu, piano with Prof.Oana Velcovici and choir conducting with Prof.Valentin Gruescu.

In 2004 she was awarded the prize for the best academic results by the Bucovinieni Sarghie Brothers´ Foundation and the University of Bucharest.

Between 2005 and 2008 she studied composition - Master with Prof.Younghi Pagh-Paan at the Music Academy in Bremen

Between 2010 and 2012 - 'Konzertexam'(Phd) in composition with Prof.Younghi Pagh-Paan at the Music Academy in Bremen

In 2009 she was awarded the prize for the best academic results by the Internal Composition´s Competition of Music Academy Bremen.

Between 2005 - 2009 she is a member of the GEDOK Artists’ Association (Künstlerinnenverband) in Bremen.
Since 2006 she is a member of the Romanian Association of Composers and Musicologists
Since 2009 she is a member of the Romanian Association of Women in Art - ARFA

Since 2002 she is living in Germany.