Rucsandra Popescu

About

Biography | Pianist | Composer | Conducter

In 2001 she decided to make the exam for choir conducting, were she was accepted among the best students. She graduated from the Music University in Bucharest with the degree in choir conducting. Starting with 10 she began to sing, first in the Dinu Lipatti Choir, afterwards in various choir ensembles:

- Kontakion, specialized in Byzantine music
- Musica Selecta
- Saint Joseph Church Choir Bucharest
- Ansgari Kantorei Oldenburg
- in summer 2002 she took part with the choir from Hardegsen (Germany) at the music festival Romantische Nacht
- 2005 - 2006 conducted the Pop-chor in Oldenburg
- 2007 - conducted the Kammersinfonie Oldenburg with the first performance Clarinet Concert by G.Beccera-Schmidt
- 2007/2008 - ESG Choirprojekts in Bremen
- 2009 - Workshop - singing with children - OsternGLOCKE in Bremen

During her Study in Bucharest, she conducted her academic year choir in several concerts.
Between 2002 and 2005 she has been doing an internship in the Ansgari Kantorei conducted by the Chapel Meister Johannes von Hoff.
As an orchestra conductor, Rucsandra Popescu also worked with the Carl von Ossietszky University orchestra and Kammersinfonie-Oldenburg.

Since 2006 she conducted several ensembles at the Atelier Neue Musik concerts
Since March 2008 she is the conducter of the Deutsch-Französischer Chor Bremen
Since November 2008 she is the conducter of the Jacobs University Choir Bremen - Schönebeck
Since January 2009 she is the conducter of Buchtstrassenchor Bremen
Since September 2009 she is the conducter of the Achimer Jazzkollektiv