MARDAN David Ștefan
Born on March 23, 2012, Timisoara – Romania.
He began studying the piano at 3 and a half years old, with piano teacher Oana Grosu from the National College of
Art “Ion Vidu” Timisoara, with whom he has achieved remarkable results at national and international competitions
proving a real and exceptional talent.
He has been on the stage since the first steps in exploring the King of instruments – Piano, enrolling in the junior’s
gallery of extraordinary Romanian and European performers, who from a very young age show a special availability
and incredible possibilities of piano performance.
He is part of the Timiş County Center of Excellence from Romania, who was only the youngest member admitted
to the brilliant community of the county at the age of 5.
Achieved results:
2018 – 2019 (6 years old)
– 1 Prize at MELOS Paris International Music Competition, France 1.04.2019;
– 1 Prize (Gala) at the FESTIVAL – COMPETITION “Friends of Music” 4th ed., Faculty of Music & Theatre
Timişoara, 1-3 March, 2019.
– 1 Prize at Melos – Geneva International Music Competition, Switzerland 1.07.2018;
– EXCELLENCE DIPLOMA, for performance, perseverance and passion, offered by the Timiş County Center
for the Prize of the Worthy Youth Gala, Timişoara 14.06.2018;
– MERITARY DIPLOMA for outstanding merits in creativity, personality and interpretative expression,
within the VOLUTARTE EXCELLENCE STAGE – Young Talents in Recital, 2nd ed. – National Museum
of Banat Timisoara, June 7, 2018;
– 2 PRIZE at Melos – Rome International Music Competition, Italy 1.06.2018;
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– DIPLOMA at THE NORTH INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION, Stockholm – Sweden,
20.05.2018;
– 1 Prize at CONCOURS INTERNATIONAL PIANO final (under the high patronage of the Ministry of
Culture and Communication of France) in the Juniors Debutant I, Noisiel – Paris, 19.05.2018;
– 1 Prize at (100p & Gala) at the International Voice-instrumental Interpretation Contest SIGISMUND
TODUŢĂ 19th edition, Deva 3-5 May 2018;
– MUSIC RECITAL FROM ORA 12, Faculty of Music and Theater, University Central Library UVT
Timişoara, April 16, 2018;
– MERITARY DIPLOMA at Modern Baroque / Modern Nifgt Stage, for the meritous artistic presence, Art
Museum Timisoara, April 26, 2018;
– Certificate of participation at the elimination stage with FINAL PREMIUM 1 at CONCOURS
INTERNATIONAL DE PIANO (under the high patronage of the Ministry of Culture and Communication
of France) in the Juniors Debutant I category, Marseille15.04.2018;
– 1 Prize (Gala) at the FESTIVAL – COMPETITION “Friends of Music” ed. 3rd, Faculty of Music Timişoara,
16-18 February 2018.
2017 (5 years old)
– 1 Prize at the FESTIVAL – COMPETITION “Promusik World Fest” ed. 4th, West University of Timisoara,
November 2017;
– 1 Prize (100p & Gala) at the International Piano Modus Vivendi Contest, 2nd ed., Deva 1-4 June 2017;
– 3 Prize at eMUSE Online Music Competition, Athens – Greece, May 15, 2017;
– 1 Prize (100p & Gala) at THE INTERNATIONAL YOUNG PIANO COMPETITION “Clara Peia” 5th ed.
Lugoj 12-13 May 2017;
– 2 Prize at INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION 8th. ed, Belgrade – Serbia, May 9, 2018;
– MERITARY DIPLOMA for outstanding merits in creativity, personality and interpretative expression,
within the VOLUTARTE EXCELLENCE STAGE – Young Talente in Recital, ed. II, The Book of Two
Owls Timisoara, February 23, 2017;
– EXCELLENCE DIPLOMA & SPECIAL PRIZE FOR THE YOUNGEST PARTICIPANT at THE
FESTIVAL – COMPETITION “Friends of Music” 2nd ed., Faculty of Music Timişoara, 27-29 January 2017.
2016 (4 years)
– 1 Prize at the FESTIVAL – COMPETITION “Promusik World Fest” ed. 3rd, West University of Timişoara,
December 2016;
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– 1 Prize at THE FESTIVAL OF COUNTY COUNTRY FESTIVAL “Feerie de iarna” 10th ed., National Art
College “Ion Vidu” Timişoara December 2016;
– 1 Prize at THE COUNTY FESTIVAL COMPETITION “Voice-Instrumental Harmonies” 11th ed.,
National Art College “Ion Vidu” Timişoara 11 June 2016;
– 1 PRIZE ABSOLUTE AT THE “Young Artists” EDUCATION AND CREATIVE CONTRIBUTION 5th
ed., National Art College “Ion Vidu” Timişoara 27-29 May 2016;
– LEO DIPLOMA for outstanding merits in creativity, personality and interpretative expressivity, Timişoara
27-29 May 2016.