About George Enescu
George Enescu, known in France as Georges Enesco, was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor, teacher and statesman. He is regarded as one of the greatest musicians in Romanian history. On 6 February 1898, at the age of 16, Enescu presented in Paris his first mature work, Poema Română, played by the Colonne Orchestra, then one of the most prestigious in the world, and conducted by Édouard Colonne. It was in America, in the 1920s, that Enescu was first persuaded to make recordings as a violinist. After the 1939 Romanian general election, Enescu became a member of the Romanian Senate, being personally appointed by the King Carol II of Romania.
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