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He was born in the village of Liveni, Romania, and showed musical talent from early in his childhood. At the age of seven, he began studying violin at the Vienna Conservatoire , graduating before his 13th birthday, and then going on to continue his studies at the Paris Conservatoire (1895-1899).
Many of Enescu's works were influenced by Romanian folk music, his most popular compositions being the Romanian Rhapsodies, the opera Oedipe (1936). He also wrote five symphonies and much chamber music.
In 1923 he made his debut as a conductor in a concert given by the Philadelphia Orchestra in New York. He also conducted the New York Philharmonic between 1937 and 1938.
He lived in Paris and in Romania, but after WWII and the communist occupation of Romania, he remained in Paris.
He was also a noted violin teacher. Yehudi MenuhinSir Yehudi Menuhin ( April 22, 1916 March 12, 1999), later Baron Menuhin of Stoke D'Abernon was an American-born violinist, violist, and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom. He was a student of Louis Persinger, Georges, Christian FerrasWhat follows in a translation of the link found at the bottom Christian Ferras ( June 17, 1933, Le Touquet September 14, 1982, Paris) was a French violinist. Ferras began studying the violin with his father, who was a pupil of Marcel Chailley. He entered and Arthur GrumiauxArthur Grumiaux ( 1921 1986) was a violinist who was also proficient in piano. He studied under Alfred Dubois of the Royal Conservatory in Brussels, where, in 1949 he became a professor of violin. For much of his career as a soloist, his piano partner was were amongst his pupils.
The symphony orchestra of BucharestBucharest (population 2. 3 million, Romanian: Bucureşti is the capital city and industrial and commercial centre of Romania, located in the southeast of the country, on the Dambovita river. Bucharest Bucureşti Seal of Bucharest Area& nbsp Me is named in his honor; that city also houses a museum in his memory.
See also: List of famous conductors, List of 20th century classical composersComposers of 20th century classical music include: A Muhal Richard Abrams (born 1930) John Adams (born 1947) Ahn Eak-tae (1906 1965) Hugo Alfven (1872 1960) Maryanne Amacher (born 1943) Charles Amirkhanian (born 1945) Beth Anderson (born 1950) Louis Andri