Ilinca Chiriță-Barbu is 15 years old and she lives in Romania. Ilinca started playing the flute at the
age of 10, within the Gymnasium School of Arts no 5, in Bucharest. Her professional flute studies
continued at “George Enescu” National College of Music – Bucharest, under the careful guidance of
prof. Dr. Ioana Turcu. Following her national evaluation, she was accepted at “Gheorghe Șincai”
National College where Ilinca is currently studying.
The musical experience, during the 5 years of studying the flute, includes:
• several awards received as a result of participating in numerous national and international
competitions and festivals. The most important are:
-1st prize at International Moscow Online Music Competition-5th edition, Moscow, Russia,
December 2021
-1st prize at Word Open Online Music Competition- 12th edition, Belgrad, Serbia, November 2021
-1st prize at International Youth Music Competition “Nouvelle Étoiles” – 4th edition, Paris, France,
July 2021

• 1st prize at”Tudor Dumitrescu” International Music Competition, “Dinu Lipatti” National College
  of Arts, Bucharest, Romania, June 2018
• 1st prize of Excellence and the High Prize of the Woodwind Section, “The Joy of Music” Festival
  Competition, the Gymnasium School of Arts no. 5, Bucharest, Romania, May 2018
  • flute masterclass, professor Ana Oltean – at ICon Arts Academy, International Temporary Arts
  Summer Class in Biertan, Romania, August 2020
  • instrumental recitals:
• participation in the Laureates Gala of the National Arts Competition “Margareta Sterian”, Buzău,
  Romania, March 2020
• instrumental recitals as part of the „Pattern Revolution” project, which was held in the Romanian
  Atheneum – The Small Hall, Bucharest and in the Cultural Centre the Brâncovenești Palaces,
  Mogoșoaia, Romania, 2018-2019
  • performing as a soloist:
• with the Chamber Orchestra of the Gymnasium School of Arts no. 5, Bucharest, during the
  concert held at the Romanian Atheneum, The Great Hall, 2019.
• participation in the Laureates Gala of „Grand Prix” National Instrumental Competition, with the
  Chamber Orchestra of the Gymnasium School of Arts no.5, held at the National Palace of Children,
  Bucharest, 2019.