FEATURED EVENT
Beethoven and Bruckner Quintets
February 6, 2022
The Dayton Philharmonic Principal String Quartet and DPO violist Belinda Burge present an intimate afternoon matinee of chamber music at the Dayton Art Institute.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sapphire Celebration
February 11, 2022
Dayton Ballet hails Artistic Director Karen Russo Burke’s 10th Anniversary and pushes the boundaries of technique and conversation of dance with this blue sapphire celebration!
The Ladies of Swing
February 18, 2022
Carmen Bradford and the Dayton Philharmonic bring a show-stopping performance to the Schuster as together they honor the The Ladies of Swing.
Finding Wright: A Dayton Opera Premiere
February 25, 2022
This world premiere is the story of human connection and emotion, centering on the life of Katharine Wright, sister of two of the most famous Wrights of Dayton, and in…
The DPO and Windborne, with guest conductor Brent Havens, celebrate the 50th Anniversary of The Rolling Stones’ iconic albums, Beggars Banquet and Let It Bleed.
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Shostakovich: Festive Overture
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ABOUT ME
Aurelian Oprea
For the 2021–2022 Season, Aurelian Oprea will serve as Acting Concertmaster of the Dayton Philharmonic. He was born in Cluj-Napoca, the cultural capital of Romania’s Transylvania region. His parents and grandfather were string players in the Romanian National Opera House Orchestra, and his grandmother was the prima ballerina of the Opera’s ballet corps. Aurelian earned a bachelor’s degree in music performance from Bowling Green State University. He won his first professional audition at the age of 20, becoming the youngest member of the Michigan Opera Theater Orchestra in Detroit, a position he held until 2000 when he joined the DPO. Aurelian is fluent in Romanian, Hungarian and English. He resides in Grafton Hill with his wife, Rachel, and his daughter, Hanna.
