Cristian Macelaru

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Start with Marsalis: Violin Concerto / Fiddle Dance Suite album, Grammy Award 2020 (Best Classical Instrumental Solo); Decca, with Nicola Benedetti and The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Cristian Macelaru is a Romanian conductor, born 15 March 1980 in Timisoara, who moved to the United States at 17 and studied at the University of Miami and Rice University. His international career took off in 2012 when he stepped in for Pierre Boulez with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; he is Chief Conductor of the WDR Sinfonieorchester, Music Director of the Orchestre National de France, Artistic Director of the George Enescu Festival, and Music Director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra from the 2025-26 season. He won a 2020 Grammy Award for conducting Wynton Marsalis's Violin Concerto with Nicola Benedetti and the Philadelphia Orchestra

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