RADU RATOI
INSTRUMENTALISTS - ACCORDIONIST
CLASSICAL
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General Management: Ines Velasco
Territory: Worldwide
In collaboration with Young Concert Artists
Christina Baker
Senior Director of Artist Management
Mic Herring
Senior Director of Bookings & Operations
ABOUT
Radu Ratoi is the winner of the 2024 Susan Wadsworth International Auditions. An extraordinary talent, he has been praised for his originality and virtuosity in the instruments, in both classical and contemporary repertoire. Radu continues to push the limits of the instrument through inventive transcriptions of Bach, Scarlatti, Rameau, and Liszt, and many more, extending the repertoire possibilities for the accordion.
Radu is a graduate of the Royal Danish Academy of Music where he was awarded the Sonning Music Prize, one of Denmark’s most prestigious honors and has claimed victory in the most prestigious accordion competitions in the world, including the Coupe Mondiale as well as the Klinghenthal Accordion Competition – in total, he has received more than 60 national and international awards. Radu is able to weave two musical traditions - the East and Western European style, creating a distinctive style that sets him apart as one of the foremost accordionists of his generation.
Radu has captivated audiences worldwide with his musicality, technical brilliance and charisma. He has performed in some of the world’s most renowned concert halls, including the Berlin Philharmonic, Radio Concert House Copenhagen, Victoria Concert Hall, Tivoli Hall Copenhagen, and Merlin Hall, Moscow Conservatory Great hall, Harbin Concert Hall. He was awarded the esteemed Moldovan National Distinction “Master in Arts,” and is currently the soloist with the National Chamber Orchestra of Moldova.
Radu plays a Pigini Nova ‘RR’ – specially built and modified for him.