List of Romanian musicians

This is a list of musicians from Romania.

Classical

 * Alberta Alexandrescu (1978–present), pianist and chamber musician
 * Filaret Barbu (1903–1984), composer, well known for the operetta Ana Lugojana
 * Pascal Bentoiu (born 1927), Modernist composer
 * Tiberiu Brediceanu (1877–1968), composer and folklorist
 * Nicolae Bretan (1887–1968), opera composer, also baritone, conductor and critic
 * Ionel Budișteanu (1919–1991), violinist and conductor
 * Eduard Caudella (1841–1924), composer, wrote the first Romanian opera, Petru Rareș
 * Sergiu Celibidache (1912–1996), composer and conductor
 * Paul Constantinescu (1909–1963), composer, especially of religious and vocal music, also wrote music for Romanian films
 * Vladimir Cosma (born 1940), composer, conductor and violinist
 * Dimitrie Cuclin (1885–1978), classical music composer, musicologist, philosopher, translator and writer
 * Constantin Dimitrescu (1847–1928), composer of Peasant Dance
 * Grigoraș Dinicu (1889–1949), composer best known for his violin showpiece Hora staccato
 * Sabin Drăgoi (1894–1968), composer and folklorist, one of the pioneers of scientific gathering of Romanian folklore
 * George Enescu (1881–1955), composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher
 * Valentin Gheorghiu (born 1928), pianist and composer
 * Ion Ivanovici (1845–1902), composer of The Danube Waves waltz
 * Mihail Jora (1891–1971), "the father of Romanian ballet"; works include Intoarcerea din adâncuri and La piață
 * Nicolae Kirculescu (1903–1985), composer of theatre and film music, including the theme of the television programme Teleenciclopedia
 * Dumitru Georgescu Kiriac (1866–1928)
 * Dinu Lipatti (1917–1950), pianist and composer
 * Cristian Matei (born 1977), composer
 * Marcel Mihalovici (1898–1985), composer
 * Anton Pann (1790s–1854), wrote Romania's national anthem and music for the Orthodox Divine Liturgy
 * Ionel Perlea (1900–1970), composer and conductor
 * Ciprian Porumbescu (1853–1883), composer
 * Doina Rotaru (born 1951), composer of mainly orchestral and chamber works
 * Constantin Silvestri (1913–1969), composer, lived in England
 * Matei Socor (1908–1980), composer and musician
 * Cornel Trăilescu (born 1926), opera composer and conductor
 * Anatol Vieru (1926–1998), composer of symphonic, chamber and choral music; winner of Herder Prize in 1986
 * Ion Voicu (1923–1997), violinist
 * Teo Milea (born 1982), pianist and composer

Contemporary
Some of the most prominent contemporary musicians of Romania:

Alternative

 * Kumm
 * Partizan
 * The Kryptonite Sparks
 * Timpuri Noi
 * Urma
 * Vunk

Avant-garde

 * Ana-Maria Avram
 * Iancu Dumitrescu
 * Octavian Nemescu
 * Ştefan Niculescu
 * Octave Octavian Teodorescu
 * Horațiu Rădulescu

Cafe singers

 * Jean Moscopol (pre-war singer reminiscent of Carlos Gardel)
 * Gică Petrescu
 * Cristian Vasile

House/Dance

 * 3 Sud Est
 * Activ
 * Akcent
 * Alexandra Stan
 * David Deejay
 * Deepcentral
 * Deepside Deejays
 * DJ Project
 * DJ Sava
 * Edward Maya
 * Fly Project
 * Haiducii
 * Inna
 * Morandi
 * Play & Win
 * Randi
 * Radio Killer
 * Tom Boxer

Electronica

 * Mihai Crețu
 * Adrian Enescu
 * DJ Project
 * Octave Octavian Teodorescu
 * Shukar Collective
 * Sunday People
 * Șuie Paparude

Folk

 * Mircea Baniciu
 * Dorin Liviu Zaharia
 * Ducu Bertzi
 * Mircea Florian
 * Tudor Gheorghe
 * Adrian Ivanițchi
 * Florian Pittiș
 * Ion Dolănescu
 * Dumitru Fărcaş
 * Gabi Lunca
 * Ion Miu
 * Romica Puceanu
 * Ileana Sararoiu
 * Maria Tănase
 * Gheorghe Zamfir
 * Fanfare Ciocărlia
 * Mahala Raï Banda
 * Taraful Haiducilor

Psych-folk/world fusion

 * Dorin Liviu Zaharia

Folkloric/Ethnic/World

 * Ion Dolănescu
 * Dumitru Fărcaş
 * Gabi Lunca
 * Ion Miu
 * Romica Puceanu
 * Ileana Sararoiu
 * Maria Tănase
 * Gheorghe Zamfir
 * Fanfare Ciocărlia
 * Mahala Raï Banda
 * Taraful Haiducilor

Hip-Hop, Rap

 * B.U.G. Mafia
 * CTC Controlul Tehnic de Calitate
 * La Familia
 * Paraziţii
 * R.A.C.L.A.
 * Zale

Jazz, Acid jazz

 * Anca Parghel
 * Johnny Răducanu
 * Aura Urziceanu
 * Harry Tavitian
 * Blazzaj

Pop



 * Mihai Trăistariu
 * 3rei Sud Est
 * Activ
 * Antonia
 * Akcent
 * Blaxy Girls
 * Andreea Bălan
 * Ştefan Bănică, Jr.
 * The Cheeky Girls
 * Razvan Fodor
 * Elena Gheorghe
 * Hara
 * Hi-Q
 * Krypton
 * Delia Matache
 * Mirela
 * Morandi
 * Loredana
 * Nicole Cherry
 * Nicola
 * O-zone
 * Spitalul de Urgenţă
 * Cleopatra Stratan
 * Taxi
 * Voltaj
 * Radu Sirbu
 * Inna
 * Corina

Rock and Metal

 * Altar
 * Bucovina
 * Byron
 * Cargo
 * Celelalte Cuvinte
 * Goodbye to Gravity
 * Grimus
 * Iris
 * Krypton
 * Kumm
 * Luna Amară
 * Magica
 * Negură Bunget
 * Octave Octavian Teodorescu
 * Pasărea Colibri
 * Timpuri Noi
 * Phoenix
 * Trooper
 * Transsylvania Phoenix
 * Valeriu Sterian
 * Vunk
 * Zdob şi Zdub