Laurențiu Profeta

Romanian composer born 12 January 1925, București - passed away August 26, 2006. 1945 – 1949: Studied at Conservatorul București with : Ioan Dumitru Chirescu (theory - solfeggio), [a983699] (harmony), Alfred Mendelsohn (counterpoint, composition), Silvia Căpățână (piano), [a1543877] (music history). Along with his musical studies he attended the Faculty of Philosophy in Bucharest. 1948 – 1952: Deputy Director at Societatea Română de Radiodifuziune. 1952 – 1960: Director at Music Department of the Ministry of Culture. He has published articles in magazines of the time, made radio and television programs. He won many prizes with his compositions.