About
Energy, talent and passion – these are the qualities that recommend the conductor Leonard Boga, one of the most valuable Romanian conductors of his generation.
Leonard Boga studied at the National University of Music in Bucharest (UNMB) under maestro Horia Andreescu, disciple of Sergiu Celibidache. During his professional training, he attended masterclasses with conductors Jorma Panula (Finland) and Christian Badea (USA). In 2011 he was a fellow at Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, as assistant to maestro Paavo Järvi in projects and recordings with DKB. In 2014 he received his Ph.D. in music with his thesis The World of Gustav Mahler’s Symphonies.
Particularly comitted with education, Leonard Boga is associate professor and coordinator of the conducting practice at the National University of Music in Bucharest. In the past he was a conductor in the opera class and a professor of score analysis.
From 2015 to 2019 he was conductor at the Brasov Opera, and from 2019 to 2021 he was principal conductor of the Romanian National Opera in Iasi. He regulary conducts in the musical seasons of leading orchestras of Bucharest, Iași, Brașov, Satu-Mare, Timișoara, Oradea, Sibiu, Râmnicu-Vâlcea, Bacău, Ploiești, Botoșani, Opera Brașov, Opera and Ballet Theatre Constanța, Romanian National Opera Iași, Radio Chamber Orchestra of Bucharest and Instrumental Chamber Bremen. His repertoire includes symphonic music, opera and ballet.
Among the premieres he worked: W.A. Mozart – The Magic Flute, Ciprian Porumbescu – Crai Nou, Johann Strauss – The Gypsy Baron, Sergei Prokofiev – Cinderella ballet.
He has collaborated with the soloists Alexandru Tomescu, Marin Cazacu, Liviu Prunaru, Eduard Kunz, Viniciu Moroianu, Iancu Văduva and others.
Reviews
“Leonard Boga was the musician-performer who rendered a score of a demanding, complex sonic texture. With rigorous tact, he constructed everything in the most authentic style, tuned the tempos to the choreographic requirements and, most importantly, matched the orchestral colours with the suggestiveness of the movements, the attitudes on stage, configuring an exemplary symbiosis”.
Costin Popa, review of the premiere of Prokofiev’s ballet Cinderella
Romanian National Opera Iasi, April 2019
„The orchestra conducted by Leonard Boga showed a remarkable homogeneity, Prokofiev’s music being demanding for all instrumental parts. The performance succeeded in achieving that essential support for the audience to have the comfort of concentrating on the choreographic expression.”
Virgil Oprina, review of Prokofiev’s ballet Cinderella
Romanian National Opera Iasi, April 2019
„We note the professionalism, skill and dedication with which you conducted Mihai Jora Philharmonic Orchestra of Bacau. Your performance enhanced the most colorful brightnesses of the program, which provided an event of remarkable cultural and spiritual value, a real cultural gain and a reason of spiritual enrichment for the entire community.”
Gheorghe Geo Popa, General Manager „George Apostu” Culture Centre
