CHERCIU, Alexandra

Alexandra Cherciu, born in Romania in 1983, is a composer and painter. She studied composition in Bucharest and Paris, receiving scholarships from the Nadia and Lili Boulanger International Center and the Casa de Velázquez Foundation. In 2013, she won a composition prize from the Union of Composers and Musicologists of Romania. Cherciu has participated in music colloquiums and international festivals. Her music is published by the Musical Publishing House in Bucharest, and she has been a member of the UCMR since 2007.

Her research into the history of Joan of Arc led to the composition of an opera and a PhD thesis from Paris 1 University, published as "La dramaturgie devant l’histoire. La figure de Jeanne d’Arc dans l’opéra et l’oratorio européens depuis 1938." She has held residencies at the Cité des Arts and Cité Universitaire in Paris. In 2019, she founded the cultural association "Rodia." Cherciu resides in Bucharest, where she teaches piano.