Enescu’s Works Performed on the North American Continent (1902-1921)
Enescu’s Works Performed on the North American Continent (1902-1921)

Summary/Abstract: Some of Enescu’s early works, already impregnated with the innovative spirit of the mature Romanian musician, clearly imprinted the name of the composer in the memory of the public and the music critics in the USA, before they had even met him. As the press of the time reflected, the first American auditions of Enescu’s music were only a preamble to the extremely strong soul connection and rich concert activity that the Romanian musician carried out on the North American continent. Without wishing to be exhaustive, the present research represents a gesture of recovery and grouping of important historical events for George Enescu, highlighting the role that his compositions played in the initiation and continuity of recitals, concerts and tours of great success overseas. From 1923, when the artist first arrived on the American continent, until 1950 – the last year he was able to return to the United States – George Enescu was in constant request as a conductor, composer, violinist or pianist, his name appearing on the posters and concert programs of the most important symphony orchestras of the time.

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