Cristian Mandeal

Cristian Mandeal is among the more important Romanian conductors of his generation. While his name may not be recognizable to many, he has led an active international career, conducting front-rank orchestras throughout Europe, the Americas, the Far East and Israel, and collaborating with some of the leading soloists of the day, including Alicia de Larrocha, Radu Lupu, Yefim Bronfman, Ivo Pogorelich, Mstislav Rostropovich, Maxim Vengerov, and many others. Mandeal's supporters will likely assert that his career is still on the ascent, as his recordings in the new century have be...