Valentin Radu has led numerous orchestras and vocal ensembles in Europe and the U.S. He is the founder and conductor of Vox Renaissance Consort,the Ama Deus Ensemble, and Camerata Ama Deus. Maestro Radu holds doctoral and master’s degrees from the Juilliard School and a Bachelor of Music degree from the Bucharest Academy of Music. In 1976 he founded and conducted Juvenes Musici chamber orchestra (under the auspices of the Bucharest Philharmonic). In 1980 he founded The Juilliard Bach Players chamber orchestra and the Bach at Juilliard concert series at New York’s Lincoln Center. Maestro Radu was awarded the Golden Apple by New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani in 1997 and the Romanian Music Critics’ Association’s “Musician of the Year” prize in 1999. He was bestowed the title of Honorary Citizen of the City of Bucharest in 2003, and in 2005 was knighted by the President of his native Romania.

“The orchestra played with style and passion, all under Radu’s demanding baton.”
Michael Caruso, Chestnut Hill Local