Niculescu was born into a family of educated lăutari. Everybody in his family was involved in music: his father and his uncle were violinists, his mother a pianist and his sister a cellist. He received his first violin lessons from his father, with whom he started to study seriously when he was 4–5 years old. At 6 he enrolled at the Dinu Lipatti Music School and then at George Enescu Music High School where he was a first prize student. He played with his father at weddings and celebrations and developed his improvisation skills. When he was about 13 he heard violinist Stéphane Grappelli, who would become his idol and jazz his main attraction.
Careeredit
In 1991 he left for Paris to fulfill his dream of meeting Grappelli and making a name in jazz. He got his first gig at a Russian cabaret. He enrolled in the Conservatoire de Paris, although his jazz teacher told him from the first audition that he shouldn't waste his time and should be playing on stage. He continued to play on various scenes with various musicians.
Niculescu met Grappelli in 1994. Grappelli proposed they record an album, but Niculescu declined, believing that he didn't deserve the honor. He hoped to receive some lessons from Grappelli but Grappelli told him that he has nothing to teach him as the Romani had a fantastic natural technique.[2] In 1995 he joined Romane's band, and in 2001 he was invited by Biréli Lagrène to join his Gipsy Project inspired by the Quintette du Hot Club de France.
^. Festival International de Jazz de Montréal. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
^"FLORIN NICULESCU - tribute to Stephane Grappelli" (in Romanian).
^"Florin Niculescu". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
Sourcesedit
- in Romanian
Florin Niculescu interview - in Romanian
External linksedit
Official site
January 01, 1970
florin, niculescu, born, february, 1967, bucharest, romanian, violinist, romani, gypsy, ethnicity, 2024, contents, family, background, education, career, discography, references, notes, sources, external, linksfamily, background, education, editniculescu, born. Florin Niculescu born February 8 1967 in Bucharest is a Romanian violinist of Romani Gypsy ethnicity 1 Florin Niculescu in 2024 Contents 1 Family background and education 2 Career 3 Discography 4 References 4 1 Notes 4 2 Sources 5 External linksFamily background and education editNiculescu was born into a family of educated lăutari Everybody in his family was involved in music his father and his uncle were violinists his mother a pianist and his sister a cellist He received his first violin lessons from his father with whom he started to study seriously when he was 4 5 years old At 6 he enrolled at the Dinu Lipatti Music School and then at George Enescu Music High School where he was a first prize student He played with his father at weddings and celebrations and developed his improvisation skills When he was about 13 he heard violinist Stephane Grappelli who would become his idol and jazz his main attraction Career editIn 1991 he left for Paris to fulfill his dream of meeting Grappelli and making a name in jazz He got his first gig at a Russian cabaret He enrolled in the Conservatoire de Paris although his jazz teacher told him from the first audition that he shouldn t waste his time and should be playing on stage He continued to play on various scenes with various musicians Niculescu met Grappelli in 1994 Grappelli proposed they record an album but Niculescu declined believing that he didn t deserve the honor He hoped to receive some lessons from Grappelli but Grappelli told him that he has nothing to teach him as the Romani had a fantastic natural technique 2 In 1995 he joined Romane s band and in 2001 he was invited by Bireli Lagrene to join his Gipsy Project inspired by the Quintette du Hot Club de France He has worked with Roberto Alagna Charles Aznavour Marcel Azzola George Benson Dee Dee Bridgewater Patrick Bruel Regina Carter Angelo Debarre Angela Gheorghiu Johnny Hallyday Hot Club de Norvege Patricia Kaas Jon Larsen Giani Lincan Wynton Marsalis John McLaughlin Oscar Peterson Bucky Pizzarelli Babik Reinhardt Jimmy Rosenberg Henri Salvador and Tchavolo Schmitt Violinist Scott Tixier was Niculescu only student when he was 15 years old in Paris Discography edit1995 Portrait of Django with Hot Club de Norvege 1999 L Esprit Roumain with Corneliu Niculescu 2000 Gipsy Ballad 2005 Djangophonie Le Chant du Monde 2005 Four Friends Jardis 2008 Florin Niculescu Plays Stephane Grapelli Blu Jazz 2010 Django Tunes Enja 3 2018 Florilege Hot Club Records References editNotes edit Florin Niculescu Festival International de Jazz de Montreal Archived from the original on 25 May 2011 Retrieved 5 May 2012 FLORIN NICULESCU tribute to Stephane Grappelli in Romanian Florin Niculescu AllMusic Retrieved 15 July 2018 Sources edit Florin Niculescu Django Tunes Florin Niculescu interview in Romanian Florin Niculescu interview in RomanianExternal links editOfficial site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Florin Niculescu amp oldid 1212336651, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
