Cornel Țăranu

Cornel Țăranu
Cornel Țăranu
Born	20 June 1934; Cluj, Kingdom of Romania
Died	18 June 2023 (aged 88); Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Education	Cluj Conservatoire; Conservatoire de Paris;
Occupations	Composer; musicologist; conductor; cultural manager;
Organizations	Gheorghe Dima National Music Academy; Ars Nova; Union of Romanian composers;
Awards	Koussevitzky Prize; Ordre des Arts et des Lettres;

Cornel Țăranu (20 June 1934 – 18 June 2023) was a Romanian composer, musicologist, conductor and cultural manager. After studies in Cluj and Paris, he began a long career as a teacher at the Cluj Conservatoire, founded a chamber orchestra dedicated to contemporary music, directed a festival, and was head of the Union of Romnian Composers for more than two decades. His compositions focus on orchestral compositions; he wrote two operas, film scores, chamber music, and vocal music for soloists and choirs. He also completed unfinished scores by George Enescu. He died on 18 June 2023, two days before his 89th birthday.