Abstract

Martian Negrea is one of the forefront teachers of the Cluj Conservatoire, widely acknowledged not only for his professional rectitude, but also for his theoretical and musical works that brought him to the attention of the specialists of the time. He also held a leading position in the musical life of Cluj as a conductor and founder of the Philharmonic Society, which was joined by the students of the institution as well as by professionals from other musical institutions. The years he spent in Cluj were marked by outstanding professional accomplishments both in his teaching and in his creative work, rewarded with the prestigious George Enescu and Cremer composition prizes. He published important studies dedicated to illustrious Romanian music figures: Eusebie Mandicevschi, Gheorghe Dima, Ion Căian. All these are subjected to a summary analysis with a special focus on his ties with the powerful cultural centre where he spent his early professional career. The paper also presents the works he composed during the time he spent in Cluj and which received their first public acclaim in the city to whose cultural and artistic life he so largely contributed. 

Keywords: teacher, conductor, organizer, composer, musicologist, Philharmonic Society 

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