(b. 14 September 1951, Bucharest).
Romanian composer of mostly orchestral and chamber works that have been performed throughout the world.
Ms. Rotaru studied composition with Tiberiu Olah at the Universitatea Națională de Muzică București from 1970–75. She later studied composition with Theo Loevendie in Amsterdam in 1991, on a grant.
Among her honours are seven prizes from the the Uniunea Compozitorilor și Muzicologilor din România in Bucharest (1981, 1986, 1989–90, 1994, 1997, 2001), the Premiul from the Fundația Națională pentru Știință și Artă in Bucharest (1986) and Erster Preis in the competition GEDOK in Mannheim (1994, for Symphony II). Her music has been performed in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the UK.
She has taught as a professor of composition at the Universitatea Națională de Muzică București since 1997. She lectured at the Ferienkurse in Darmstadt in 1990, 1992 and 1994 and at the Internationale Gaudeamus Muziekweek in Amsterdam in 1990 and 1992.
In addition to the works listed below, she has composed choral and didactic music, as well as a treatise on the counterpoint of Johann Sebastian Bach and Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1986, Editura Muzicală).
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL:
Concerto, clarinet, orchestra, 1984
Symphony I, large orchestra (60 players), 1985
Concerto I, flute (+ piccolo, alto flute), 2 percussion, 13 strings, 1986
Concerto, cello, orchestra, 1987
Symphony II, large orchestra (75 players), 1988
Concerto II, 'Spiralis II', flute (+ alto flute, bass flute), orchestra, 1991
Lights from a Rainbow, small orchestra (15 players), 1993
Concerto, 'Seven Levels to the Sky', soprano saxophone (+ alto saxophone, baritone saxophone), orchestra, 1993
Concerto III, 'Cercles magiques', flute (+ piccolo, alto flute, bass flute), orchestra, 1993
Clocks II, small orchestra, 1994
Chimeras, small orchestra, 1994
Concerto IV, 'Florilegium', flute, small orchestra (24 flutes), 1996
Polychromies, 1996
Umbre I, viola, small orchestra (2 percussion, 15 strings), 1999
Wings of Light, 24 flutes, 2000
Concerto, percussion, orchestra, 2000
Symphony III, 'Spirit of Elements', large orchestra (92 players), 2001
Métabole II, clarinet (+ E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet), orchestra, 2001
Vitralii, 24 flutes, fixed media, 2002
CHAMBER MUSIC:
Sonata, cello, 1978
String Quartet No. 1, 1981
Legend I, flute, 1982
Balance of Light, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, 1982
String Quartet No. 2, 1982
Jeu de miroirs, 4 flutes (4th + alto flute), 1984
Quatrotempi, cello, percussion, 1985
Aux portes du rêve, flute, percussion, 1985
Clocks I, clarinet, piano, percussion, 1987 (also version for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, violin, cello, piano, percussion, 1987)
Metamorphosis, bass clarinet, 1987
Masks, clarinet, cello, 1989
Spiralis I, harp, 1989
Dor, alto flute, 1989
Troïte, clarinet (+ soprano saxophone), piano (+ synthesizer), percussion, 1990
Runa, flute (+ alto flute), oboe (+ English horn), guitar, cello, harpsichord, 1991
Spiralis III, alto flute, guitar, 1992
Joker, clarinet (+ bass clarinet), piano, percussion, 1992
Over time, shakuhachi (mouth organ from Japan), bass flute, 1992
String Quartet No. 3, 1993
Noesis, 4 percussion, 1995
Reina, soprano saxophone, fixed media, 1996
Fum, clarinet, 1996
Legend II, oboe, 1996
Alean, 4 saxophones, 1997
Tempio di fumo, flute, 1997
Uroboros, 2 flutes, 1998
Métabole I, 7 clarinets, 1999
L'Éternel REtour, 8 cellos, 2000
Dragonfly, piccolo, 2000
Crystals, flute, piano, 2002
Umbre II, violin, cello, piano, 2002
Dincolo..., oboe, percussion, 2002
VOCAL:
Trias, mezzo-soprano, flute, piano, 1999
PIANO:
The Crossroads of the Poppies, 1980
Sonatina, 1981
DISCOGRAPHY
Legend I; Balance of Light; Sonata (cello). Pierre-Yves Artaud, flute; Anca Vartolomei, cello; Musica Nova (Electrecord: ST-ECE 02889) (LP)
Concerto (cello); Symphony II. Anca Vartolomei, cello; Ludovic Bács/Orchestra Națională Radio (Electrecord: ST-ECE 03669) (LP)
Troïte. Ensemble Contrastes (Attacca Babel: 9265/66)
Symphony II. Ludovic Bács/Orchestra Națională Radio (Editura Muzicală: EM 007)
Over time. Yoshikazu Iwamoto, shakuhachi; Pierre-Yves Artaud, bass flute (Editura Muzicală: EM 1002)
Clocks I (original version); L'Éternel REtour; Concerto IV, 'Florilegium'; Symphony III, 'Spirit of Elements'. Pierre-Yves Artaud, flute; Trio Contrastes; Violoncellissimo; Pierre-Alain Biget/Orchestre Français de Flûtes; Norichika Iimori/Tōkyō Philharmonic Orchestra (Electrecord: EDC 461)
Concerto I; Symphony II; Concerto, 'Seven Levels to the Sky'. Pierre-Yves Artaud, piccolo, flute, alto flute; Emil Sein, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone; Barrie Webb/Huddersfield University Orchestra (MPS: CD 007)
Concerto, 'Seven Levels to the Sky'. Daniel Kientzy, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone; Emil Șimon/Filarmonica de Stat Transilvania din Cluj (Nova Musica: NMCD 5105)
Concerto II, 'Spiralis II'; Dor; Concerto III, 'Cercles magiques'; Concerto IV, 'Florilegium'. Pierre-Yves Artaud, piccolo, flute, alto flute, bass flute; Ludovic Bács/Orchestra Națională Radio; Pierre-Alain Biget/Nederlands Fluitorkest, Orchestre Français de Flûtes (Radio România: DRCD 1001)
Over time; Metamorphosis; Masks; Tempio di fumo; Troïte; Noesis. Yoshikazu Iwamoto, shakuhachi; Pierre-Yves Artaud, flute, bass flute; Vasile Mocioc, clarinet; Emil Sein, bass clarinet; Anca Vartolomei, cello; Trio Contrastes; GAME Ensemble (Radio România: DRCD 1002)