Rusanda Panfili
Biography Rusanda Panfili
Panfili & Friends
was created out of love for international folkloric music, this project gaining life out of various collaborations with artists living in Austria, where Rusanda is living at this time.
This group of musicians explores a different facet of classical music, where there are no cultural boundaries. With melodies and rhythms collected from all over the world, “Panfili & Friends” invite you to take part in a remarkable musical journey.
This blend of styles and traditions, containing classical pieces with folk influences, tangos, flamencos, Romanian horas, doinas, as well as film music that passed through an unconventional interpretation, will move you to a world of intense emotions.
They have performed in numerous festivals and prestigious concert halls such as the Musikverein in Vienna and the Atheneum in Bucharest.
Rusanda Panfili, with her stage colleagues, presents to the public original arrangements, of classical plays as well as folk creations, bringing a special touch to each composition.
Rusanda Panfili
was born 1988 in Chisinau, Moldova. She started her violin studies in Romania at the “George Enescu” music school in Bucharest, and at the age of 11 she became one of the youngest students at the Conservatory of music and art in Vienna.
In 2015, she graduated her “Master of Arts” studies with excellence at the Music University in Vienna, under the guidance of Prof. Christian Altenburger.
She won her first international competition in Italy at the age of 10 and under the guidance from her violin professor Alexander Arenkow, Rusanda earned numerous international prizes such as “R. Lipizer” in Italy, “L.Spohr” in Germany, “Fidelio” in Austria and the “Herbert von Karajan”, “Tokyo foundation” and “Yamaha” scholarships in Austria.
She performs as a soloist with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, the Symphonic Orchestra of the State of Mexico, Weimarer Stadtskapelle, Santo Domingo Philharmonic, Moldovan and Romanian Symphonic Orchestras among many others.
Rusandas’ repertoire includes violin concertos such as Tchaikovsky, Glazunov, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Mendelssohn and Piazzollas’ Estaciones Portenas. She performs in international chamber music festivals and explores the contemporary repertoire for violin solo. In duo with Guitar, Cello and Piano she also arranges compositions from Bach to pop and film music.
