BrancuSING: When Sculpture Becomes Melody
Fri, May 01
|Romanian Cultural Institute
Printemps de la Francophonie 2026


Time & Location
May 01, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Romanian Cultural Institute, 200 E 38th St, New York, NY 10016, USA
About The Event
The Romanian Cultural Institute New York is proud to present a soiree of music and talk, which offers a new concept of musical experience. Performed by soprano Rodica Vică and pianist Angela Drăghincescu, with art historian Doïna Lemny as guest speaker, the event, entitled BrancuSING, proposes an unexpected encounter between music and visual arts, inspired by Constantin Brâncuși’s immortal legacy. Bringing together performance and narrative, the protagonists invite the audience into an immersive space where sculpture is reimagined through sound, revealing the poetic and philosophical dimensions of the great sculptor’s work.
The program brings together a diverse musical landscape, from the subtle irony and clarity of Erik Satie to the folkloric roots of Anton Pann, the cosmopolitan energy of George Gershwin, and the lyrical expressivity of Agustín Lara. Complementing these works are two song cycles for soprano and piano by composers Sabina Ulubeanu and Radu Mihalache, specially commissioned for the BrancuSING international tour and presented…