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Șerban Nichifor OCB (born 25 August 1954) is a Romanian composer, cellist and music educator.

Belgian Ambassador Philippe Roland presenting Șerban Nichifor with the Order of the Crown in 2008
Belgian Ambassador Philippe Roland presenting Șerban Nichifor with the Order of the Crown in 2008

Biography


Șerban Nichifor was born on 25 August 1954 to Ermil Nichifor (1916–1997) and Livia Nichifor, née Balint (1922–2017) in Bucharest, Romania. Both his parents were physicians. His father was also a musician and conductor of the Orchestra of Physicians in Bucharest.[1][2]

Nichifor studied at the National University of Music Bucharest from 1973 to 1977 and took composition courses in 1978, 1980 and 1984 in Darmstadt, Germany. In 1994, he received a Ph.D. in Musicology from National University of Music and from 1990 to 1994, also studied at the Theology Faculty of the University of Bucharest.[3] In 2015, he was awarded a PhD summa cum laude in conducting , and wrote a thesis SHOAH – The Holocaust Reflected in My Musical Creation.[4]

He has composed many works dedicated to the victims of The Holocaust.[5][6][7] According to musicologist Octavian Cosma, Nichifor's eclectic style is based on neoromanticism but has included elements of jazz (in his Third and Fourth Symphonies) and the use of tape recordings as in his opera Domnişoara Cristina. In the 1990s, he "developed a simplified style employing themes reminiscent of Byzantine chant."[3]

Music of Șerban Nichifor is performed by leading musicians from all around the world. In February 2022, the Russian premiere of his work "Cries from Earth to Heaven" performed by Anastasia Vedyakova and Anastasia Bykova, took place.

Nichifor and his mother, Dr. Livia Nichifor, to whom he dedicated much of his musical output
Nichifor and his mother, Dr. Livia Nichifor, to whom he dedicated much of his musical output
Nichifor and his wife Liana Alexandra. The couple performed together as Duo Intermedia.
Nichifor and his wife Liana Alexandra. The couple performed together as Duo Intermedia.

Nichifor is a professor at National University of Music. He married the late Romanian musician and composer Liana Alexandra in 1978. They performed together as cellist and pianist in the Duo Intermedia from 1990 and were co-directors of the Nuova Musica Consonante – Living Music Foundation Festival.[8][9]


Prizes and honors


Among Nichifor's prizes and honors are the 1977 Gaudeamus International Composers Award and the Belgian Order of the Crown (conferred in 2008).[10]


Principal works


Opera, symphonic, vocal-symphonic and visual music[11]

Chamber, choral, and vocal music


Discography



References


  1. Călinescu, Georgeta (19 May 2017). "O viață dăruită pediatriei". Viata Medicala. Retrieved 30 June 2017 (in Romanian).
  2. Nichifor, Șerban (2017). Homage to my Mother. IMSLP
  3. Cosma, Octavian. "Nichifor, Şerban".Grove Music Online. Retrieved 23 April 2013 (subscription required).
  4. National University of Music Bucharest Teze de abilitare. Retrieved 3 July 2017 (in Romanian).
  5. Holocaust Survivors and Remembrance Project. Serban Nichifor. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  6. Shoah Music by Serban Nichifor. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  7. Realitatea Evreiasca (28 February 2009). "Ofrandă muzicală", p. 11. Retrieved 23 April 2013 (in Romanian).
  8. Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura (2005). "Alexandra, Liana". Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. Retrieved online via Highbeam Research 23 April 2013 (subscription required).
  9. Smith, Sidney Bertram (2005). Classical Musicians Speak Out as a New Century Begins. Cambridgeshire: Melrose Press. p. 41. ISBN 1905226020. OCLC 61294964.
  10. "Past Winners" Archived 28 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Gaudeamus Muziekweek. Retrieved 28 November 2012 (in Dutch).
  11. Lists sourced from Biography of Serban_Nichifor on Vox Novus, New York. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  12. Nichifor, Șerban (2001–2003). Symphony VII “Cello Memoirs”. IMSLP
  13. Nichifor, Șerban (2007). Cries from Earth to Heaven. IMSLP
  14. Nichifor, Șerban (2005–2007). Tribute to Joseph Smith. IMSLP
  15. Nichifor, Șerban (2010–2013). Shoah – music dedicated to the Holocaust martyrs. IMSLP
  16. Nichifor, Șerban (2010). Pentagon (visual music). IMSLP
  17. Nichifor, Șerban (2010). God Bless America! – visual music. IMSLP
  18. Nichifor, Șerban (2011–2012). Symphony VIII Tom & Huck. IMSLP
  19. Nichifor, Șerban (2016). Symphony IX God Bless Romania. IMSLP
  20. Nichifor, Șerban (2016). Piano Concerto No.2. IMSLP
  21. "Error".
  22. Nichifor, Șerban (2017). Tu es Sacerdos. IMSLP
  23. Luxembourg Society for Contemporary Music. Recordings. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  24. Eddins, Stephen. Review: 60x60 2006–2007. AllMusic. Retrieved 23 April 2013.

Further reading




На других языках

- [en] Șerban Nichifor

[ru] Никифор, Щербан

Шербан Никифор (рум. Șerban Nichifor; 25 августа 1954, Бухарест) — румынский композитор , виолончелист и музыкальный педагог, музыковед . Профессор. Доктор наук. Один из самых видных композиторов современной Румынии.


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