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Governance/Mission/Objectives

Diana Gheorghiu

Artistic Director & Co-Founder

COMPOSER, CO-FOUNDER of the ICon Arts Transilvania Academy and Festival,

MUSICAL CURATOR for international interdisciplinary projects such as Arts District - Music for Spaces, Rezidenta Transilvanica, Jazz Bastion Brasov,

COORDINATOR of projects focused on audience engagement and audience development.

Adrian Mantu

Executive Artistic Partner & Co-Founder

CELLIST, CO-FOUNDER of the ConTempo String Quartet,

DIRECTOR of CelloVision Project, Luminosa Orchestra & Enescu Festival Dublin,

CELLO & CHAMBER MUSIC teacher Royal Academy of Music Dublin & Music Matters Co Galway,

PRINCIPAL CELLIST Wexford Opera & Luminosa Orchestras.

Sebastian Gheorghiu

Managing Director & Co-Founder

CULTURAL MANAGER, CO-FOUNDER of the ICon Arts Transilvania Academy and Festival,

FOUNDER of the JAZZ CAVE FESTIVAL,

INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL PRODUCER and initiator of strategic artistic partnerships,

MANAGER of more than 200 cultural projects since 2002.

Who we are

ICon Arts Ireland is a Romanian–Irish cultural partnership founded by cellist Adrian Mantu, composer Diana Gheorghiu and cultural manager Sebastian Gheorghiu.
The partnership was created as a platform for artistic cooperation, bringing together performers, composers and cultural organisations from Romania and Ireland in joint projects, concerts and educational initiatives, capitalising on the founders’ combined artistic and managerial experience to create the best possible framework in support of international artistic collaboration.

Our mission

We encourage international artistic collaboration, promote contemporary music and support cultural dialogue between Romania and Ireland.

Our objectives

To facilitate creative partnerships between Romanian and Irish artists
To promote contemporary composers and performers internationally
To engage new and diverse audiences
To develop sustainable cultural projects with long-term impact

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