Mihail Andricu (22 December 1894, Bucharest – 4 February 1974, Bucharest ) was a Romanian

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, violinist, and pianist. He studied with Alfonso Castaldi, Robert Klenck and Dumitru Kiriac. Andricu graduated from the National University of Music Bucharest (1903 to 1912), after which he studied with

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(1913–1914) and

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in Paris (1919–1922).Mihail Andricu
, ''A Romanian Musical Adventure''. Accessed February 2016. From 1926 to 1948 he was a professor of

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and from 1948 to 1959 he was a professor of composition. Some of his students were

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, Ștefan Niculescu, Doru Popovici, and

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. A co-founder of the Society of Romanian Composers, he was elected as a corresponding member of the

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in 1948, member of the '' Société française de musicologie'', and twice winner of the

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, though his work was later suppressed by the government. Censor

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castigated Andricu for admitting or showing an appreciation for contemporary Western classical music. Andricu was expelled from the composers' union in 1959 and his mention was prohibited.
Expoziția "Laureați ai premiului național de compoziție 'George Enescu' – Mihail Andricu"
", ''BiblAcad.ro''. Accessed February 2016. Highly prolific, Andricu composed eleven symphonies, thirteen sinfoniettas, and three chamber symphonies. Specific pieces include a symphonic suite: ''Cinderella''.

Honors

*Enescu Prize for composition (Op. 1) in 1923 *Enescu Prize for composition (Op. 2) in 1924 *Robert Cremer Prize in 1931 *Anhauch Prize in 1932 *Romanian Academy Award in 1949

References

1894 births 1974 deaths Musicians from Bucharest Corresponding members of the Romanian Academy Romanian classical composers Enescu Prize winners National University of Music Bucharest alumni {{Romania-composer-stub