George Enescu(*1881 Liveni, Romania - 1955 Paris)"In Enescu, music became the voice of humanity per se, a voice uttering whatcannot be said." Yehudi MenuhinGeorge Enescu, far from being only Romania's most important composer, is oneof the most colourful musical personalities of the twentieth century. A real citizen of the worldmotivated by humanistic ideas and a patriot at the same time, he was born in the North-East ofhis native country but educated in Vienna and Paris, where his extraordinary talent already becameapparent at a young age. Pablo Casals considered him "the greatest musical phenomenonsince Mozart", and the Viennese press enthused about the "little Romanian Mozart", whowas admitted to the Viennese Conservatory at the tender age of seven. Enescu's genius unites agreat composer, an inspiring conductor, one of the most prominent violinistsof his time and a highly esteemed pianist.