28 Dec A much-needed Christmas
As we are approaching the end of a very difficult year, I find Christmas more necessary than ever. Because above all else, Christmas brings hope, renewal, and the chance to...
01 Nov ‘Following the River’ receives award nomination
Following the River, Florian's debut solo CD released in January 2018, has received an award nomination. The album has been short-listed by Radio România Muzical for the title of best...
26 Jul Radu Paladi remembered in film
Florian's first solo CD, Following the River: Music along the Danube (Acousence records ©2017, ACO-CD 13317), includes a piece called Rondo a capriccio by Radu Paladi. Paladi (1927-2013) was a...
15 Jan Music and harmony
The music on Following the River #1 Béla Bartók – 6 Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm from Mikrokosmos Sz. 107 Folk music has always been a source of inspiration for classical composers (it...
07 Jan Of wooden sticks…
When I was small, I used to throw little wooden sticks into every river I came across. I had learnt at school that all the rivers of my country eventually...
23 Nov CD January release date announced
Florian's first solo CD will be released by Acousence Classics on 5th January 2018. Recorded in March 2017 on a Shigeru Kawai EX piano, the CD features music inspired by...
04 Mar Following the river: reflections on my new CD project
As I contemplate my new CD project, I have found myself thinking about the fact that classical music has been around for about 500 years – or something like seventeen...
15 Mar New CD Release features Florian with Mary Bevan
A new CD release from Nimbus records features tracks in which Florian accompanies talented young soprano, Mary Bevan, in recordings of two works by Sir Nicholas Jackson. Nimbus records have recently...
03 Jan Florian now has a SoundCloud profile
Florian is now on SoundCloud and you can listen to audio tracks of performances of pieces by Debussy and Prokofiev. As the New Year begins Florian has set up a profile...