Alin Chelărescu

Biography

Alin-Constantin Chelărescu, born in Botoșani (Romania) in 1996, completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in composition at the National University of Music in Bucharest, under the supervision of Professor Dan Dediu.
Over the years, he has won numerous composition prizes, including:

First Prize at the ‘Ștefan Niculescu’ National Composition Competition
First Prize at the ‘Paul Constantinescu’ National Composition Competition (ex-aequo)
First Prize awarded by the Union of Composers and Musicologists of Romania at the ‘Mihail Jora’ National Composition Competition
2026: The Union of Composers and Musicologists of Romania Prize for the highest-ranked Romanian in the composition section of the 2026 George Enescu International Competition

His works have been performed by prestigious ensembles and orchestras such as the George Enescu Philharmonic, the Romanian Chamber Orchestra, the Transylvania State Philharmonic, the Romanian Youth Orchestra, the Musica Ricercata Ensemble, the Romanian Flute Ensemble, the Musica Viva Chamber Ensemble and MoldoDuo.

Performances of his works have taken place in venues such as the Romanian Athenaeum, the Radio Hall, the Banatul Philharmonic Hall in Timișoara, the Auditorium Maximum and the Konzerthaus Berlin, under the baton of renowned conductors including Cristian Măcelaru, Cristian Mandeal, Gabriel Bebeșelea and Roberto Forés Veses.

In 2026, he was awarded a PhD in music for his thesis entitled ‘Style and Compositional Language in Representative Sacred Vocal-Symphonic Works after 1970’, and he is currently an associate professor at the National University of Music in Bucharest.