Background
Vlad, Roman was born on December 29, 1919 in Chernovitsy, Bukovina.
Vlad, Roman was born on December 29, 1919 in Chernovitsy, Bukovina.
Student, Cernauti Conservatory, Rome.
Pianist, lecturer, since 1944. Artistic director Accademia Filarmonica, 1954-1958, 66-69, president, since 1996. Artistic director Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, 1964, Teatro Comunale Florence, Italy, 1968-1972, Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 1994—1997.
Teacher Dartington Summer School, 1954-1955. Professor composition Perugia Conservatory, 1968. Supervisor Turin Radio Symphony Orchestra, 1976-1980.
Artistic adviser Turin Settembre Musica Festival, since 1985.
Co-editor Encyclopedia dello spettacolo, 1958-1962. Composer (ballets) La Strada sul Caffé, 1943, La Dama delle Camelie, 1945, Fantasie, 1948, Masques Ostendais, 1959, Die Wiederkehr, 1962, Il Gabbiano, 1968, (operas) Storia di una Mamma, 1951, Il Dottore di Vetro, 1960, La Fantarca, 1967, Il Sogno, 1973, (orchestral works) Sinfonietta, 1941, Suite, 1941, Sinfonia all'antica, 1948, Variazioni concertanti su una serie di 12 note dal Don Giovanni di Mozart for piano and orchestra, 1955, Musica per archi, 1957, Musica Concertata for harp and orchestra, 1958, Ode super Chrysea Phorminx for guitar and orchestra, 1964, Divertimento sinfonico, 1968, L'Arte della Variazione, 1996, A se stesso (IV Cantata) for bariton, chorus and orchestra, 1997, La Musica arriva da lontano, for soprano and instruments, 1998, (vocal works) Lettura di Michelangelo, 1964, Immer wieder for soprano and instruments, 1965, Piccolo divertimento corale, 1968, Lettura di Lorenzo Magnifico for chorus, 1974, La Vespa di Toti for bois' voices and instruments, 1976, L'Arte dilla Variazione for 6 Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra, 2000, (instrumental works) Divertimento for 11 instruments, 1948, string quartet, serenata, Il Magico Flauto di Severino for flute and piano, Mutazioni for guitari solo, 1996, numerous works for piano, also music for more than 100 films. Author: Collected Essays, 1955, Luigi Dallapiccola, 1957, Storia della dodecafonia, 1958, Stravinsky, 1958, 3d edition, 1979, Essays on Busoni, Schoenberg and Stravinsky.
Member Society Italian Composers (president 1987-1993), ISCM (president Italian section 1960-1963).