Marius Brenciu

Marius Brenciu obtained his bachelor's degree (1997) and a master's degree in vocal art (1998) from the University of Music in Bucharest. He taught singing at the same institution between 1997 and 2000.

He participated in numerous competitions and won many prizes, including the George Enescu First Prize in 1999, Queen Elisabeth Competition (2nd Prize and Prize for Best Opera Performance) in 2000, 1st Prize and 4 special prizes at the YCA Competition in New York and the Cardiff Singer of the World Competition (the Lied Prize and the Singer of the World Prize) in 2001.

He has worked under the direction of prestigious conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Seiji Ozawa, Lorin Maazel and Zubin Mehta, to name but a few, and has performed with major international ensembles. He has worked with directors such as Franco Zeffirelli, Peter Stein, Nicolas Joel, Giancarlo del Monaco, Karl and Ursel Hermann, among others.

Marius Brenciu has been a member of the Artistic Committee of the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition - singing section (since 2004) and a member of the Jury (2011, 2014 and 2018 editions). He is regularly invited to give masterclasses in Belgium, France and the United States.