Roman Vlad

Biography

Roman Vlad (29 December 1919 – 21 September 2013) was a Romanian-born Italian composer, pianist, and musicologist. Born in Cernăuți, Bukovina, he studied with Titus Tarnawski and Liviu Russu in Romania earning a piano diploma. He moved to Rome in 1938 to study at the University of Rome and later the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. He eventually became an Italian citizen in 1951. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Awards & recognition

• ★Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Romania · 2004
• ★Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic · 1996
• ★Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit — Culture and Art · 1995
• ★Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres · 1993
• ★Gold medal — merit in school, culture and art · 1983