Paul Cartianu

Paul Coriolan Cartianu was born in Romania in 1988 and began his piano studies at the age of seven. He attended the "George Enescu" Music School in Bucharest, Romania, and at the same time studied with pianist Maria Demina in the United States of America. Paul completed his university studies in California at the University of Southern California - Thornton School of Music with Professor John Perry and at the Mozarteum University Salzburg with Professors Karl-Heinz Kämmerling and Andreas Weber. He completed his Master's degree in 2015 and currently teaches piano and accompaniment at the Musikschule Oberösterreich.

Paul received recognition at: Pro Piano International Piano Competition, 1st Prize (Romania-2000), Cypress College Piano Competition, 1st Prize (USA-2001), Bramhall Concerto Competition for Young Artists, 1st Prize (USA-2002), "George Georgescu " International Competition, 1st Prize (Romaia-2003), Romanian Piano Olympiad, 1st Prize (Romania 2003, 2006), "George Georgescu " International Piano Competition, 1st Prize (Romania 2003, 2006). Prize (Romania 2003, 2006) "Se cauta Enescu/Searching for Enescu", 1st Prize (Romaia-2007), MTNA California State Division, 1st Prize ( USA-2007), "Yamaha Scholarship", 2nd Prize (Austria-2011), Malta International Piano Competition, 3rd Prize (Malta-2015). In 2014 he received a scholarship from the International Salzburg Association, in 2016 he won the Mozarteum University audition and played Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto with the Mozarteum University Orchestra. As a prizewinner of the World Piano Competition 2004, he played at Carnegie Hall.

Paul has given concerts in Romania, the USA, France, Italy and Germany and has performed with orchestras in the USA, Austria, Germany and Romania. Paul enjoys an active career as a chamber musician and performs regularly alongside Andrea Mairhofer (flute), Teodor Rusu (cello) and Muhammedjan Sharipov (violin). Paul has participated in master classes with Dina Yoffee, Sergey Maltseev, Aquiles Delle Vigne, Fabio Bidini and Arkadi Zenziper.

Paul is the founder and artistic director of the piano festival Beflügelt Klavierfestival , which takes place every summer in Ried im Innkreis, Austria.