Hilda Jerea Explained

Hilda Jerea (17 March 1916 – 14 May 1980) was a Romanian-Jewish pianist, conductor, and composer.^{[1] [2]} Born in Iaşi, she began her education at the Conservatory of Music in Iaşi and finished it in Bucharest where her teachers were Mihail Jora, Florica Musicescu and Dimitrie Cuclin.^[3] After graduation she pursued further studies in Paris and Budapest.^[4] She played the piano in concertos or chamber ensembles from 1936. Her best-known composition is the oratorio Under the Wake-Up Sun from 1951.^[5] She was distinguished with the State Prize of Romania and the Order of Labour.

In 1962, she founded and conducted the Musica Nova Chamber Orchestra. She died in Bucharest.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Radio Romania Muzical . 2023-01-14 . en.romania-muzical.ro.
2. Web site: Rimbet . Andreea Sabina . 2022-02-21 . The incredible beauty of Romanian ballet – part 3 . 2023-01-14 . en-US.
3. Book: Reissig . Elfriede . Composing Women: 'Femininity' and Views on Cultures, Gender and Music of Southeastern Europe since 1918 . Stefanija . Leon . 2022-12-02 . Hollitzer Wissenschaftsverlag . 978-3-99012-997-5 . 231–259 . en.
4. Gheorghiță . Nicolae . 2019 . "WE ARE CHANTING TO STALIN TOO!" Musical Creation in the People's Republic of Romania on the 70th Anniversary of the Genialissimo Generalissimo (1949) . Musicology Today: Journal of the National University of Music Bucharest . English . 10 . 38 . 89–101 . 2286-4717.
5. Web site: Hilda Jerea: The Romanian Wonder . 2023-01-14 . Illuminate Women's Music . en.