School of Music Guest Artist Concert - Catalin Dima

Thursday, October 9, 2025 7:30 PM

Ward Hall

Program:

C. Ph. E. Bach - Rondo in C minor, Wq. 59/4, H. 283

Karol Szymanowski - 9 Preludes, Op. 1, No. 8 in E-Flat Minor

Johannes Brahms - Scherzo op. 4 in E-Flat Minor

Franz Liszt  - Elegie No. 2, S.197 

Franz Liszt - Années de Pèlerinage I: Suisse, S.160: 9. Les cloches de Genêve

George Enescu - Pièces Impromptues, Op. 18 VII. Carillon nocturne

Carmen Petra-Basacopol - Suite for Piano op. 15 Impressions from the Village Museum

Paul Constantinescu - Three Pieces for Piano

 

Bio:

Hailed as a pianist that displays “an expressive and unleashed interpretation, transcending all the technical challenges of the score…a gift to the audience” (Romanian Music Radio), Catalin Dima has established himself as one of the leading artists of his generation. He performed in acclaimed venues including the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall (NYC), the Klavierhaus (NYC), the Tamagawa Academy (Tokyo), the Preston Bradley Hall (Chicago), the Romanian Embassy (Washington D.C.), the Cosmos Club (Washington D.C), and the Romanian Athenaeum (Bucharest, Romania).

His engagements with orchestras include concerts with the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra (Romania), the Pitesti Philharmonic Orchestra (Romania), the Washington Sinfonietta (Washington D.C.), the Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra (Winchester, VA), and the Symphonic Winds (SOSU).

In his pursuit for innovative programming, Catalin Dima combines mainstream and rare piano repertoire, often focusing on Romanian, American, and Japanese composers. A frequent guest artist and adjudicator, Catalin Dima is a member of the Music Teachers National Association and College Music Society. He has served as a judge for festivals and competitions such as the OMTA/MTNA Collegiate Competition (OK), the Denison Piano Competition (TX), the 26th Washington Conservatory of Music Festival (Washington D.C.), the Hubbard-Males Piano Competition (OK), the Texoma Piano Competition (OK), the NVMTA Piano Achievement Awards (VA), and the Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy Festival (VA).

Currently, Catalin Dima serves as the Assistant Professor of Piano at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, the executive director of the Texoma Piano Competition, and the artistic director of the Musical Arts Series.