Hailed as “a startling and authentic pianist displaying rich imagination and brilliant vigor, whose precision and splendor of keyboard sound certainly inspire a transcendental reality” (The Musical News Journal), Silvan Negruţiu has performed on major international stages, from Carnegie Hall in New York to the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., Ireland's National Concert Hall, the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest, the Xi’an Concert Hall in China, the Showa Recital Hall in Tokyo, and the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. A celebrated musician who “knows how to build structures from sound, dislocating the air, eliminating emptiness, evil, and inoperable space” (Clipa Magazine), he has released two highly-acclaimed albums on Centaur Records and has appeared as soloist with prestigious orchestras, including the Romanian Radio Chamber Orchestra, Alicante Philharmonic, George Enescu Philharmonic, and Dublin Symphony Orchestra.

 

In high demand as a performer, clinician, adjudicator, and speaker, he appears frequently as a conference presenter and an artist-teacher at international music festivals across Europe, America, and Asia.  As an artist, a teacher, and a scholar, he embraces the exploration of rare piano literature, innovative music pedagogy, and the advancement of arts entrepreneurship in higher education. He is an active promoter of new music and Romanian composers, with a primary focus on George Enescu and Constantin Silvestri. Silvan Negruțiu serves as the Kitt Endowed Professor in Piano and Director of Piano Studies in the Kitt School of Music at Northern Arizona University. Prior to this appointment, he taught at Millikin University, Shenandoah Conservatory, and the Royal Irish Academy of Music.