The track “Sanie Cu Zurgălăi”, revisits Romania’s rich musical heritage in a audacious way, fusing it with contemporary downtempo electro elements. This unique collaboration brings Romanian violin virtuoso Clara Cernat and French composer Phil St George together.
Clara Cernat brings a passionate interpretation of the traditional Romanian end-of-year tune to the violin, infusing new life into this iconic song. Phil St George’s downtempo electro soundtrack adds a modern and captivating dimension to the mix, creating a sound experience that is both authentic and avant-garde.
Piesa “Sanie Cu Zurgălăi”, revizitează cu îndrăzneală bogata moștenire muzicală a României, fuzionând-o cu elemente electro downtempo contemporane. Această colaborare unică îi reunešte pe violonista virtuoză româncă Clara Cernat și pe talentatul compozitor francez Phil St George.
Clara Cernat oferă o interpretare pasională a melodiei tradiționale românești de sfârșit de an, insuflând o nouă viață acestei piese iconice. Acompaniamentul electro downtempo al lui Phil St George adaugă o dimensiune modernă și captivantă întregului, creând o experiență sonoră autentică și avangardistă în același timp.
Made her début at the age of 15 as a soloist with the Arad Symphonic Orchestra in Romania, followed by a quick and brilliant musical evolution that lead to winning five international prizes in France, Germany and Italy, alongside an intense CD recording and concert activity.
One of the representatives of the great Romanian violin school, Clara Cernat was a disciple of Stefan Gheorghiu at the Bucharest Music Academy, where she was awarded the highest marks in numerous disciplines including violin, chamber music, analysis, harmony, history of music, and study of folklore. She won several scholarships and she could deepen her art of violin, at the Bonn International Music Academy, Germany, winning the diploma of the special program « Europe’s greatest talents » (professor Igor Ozim), then at the Ecole Supérieure de Violon Tibor Varga in Sion, Switzerland (professor Tibor Varga).
Clara Cernat’s career took off after winning the 1st Prizes in both J.S. Bach and Città di Andria Competitions, as well as winning the 2nd Prize and the Mozart Special Prize in the Kloster Schöntal International Competition.
She is regular guest of the Romanian philharmonic orchestras, performing concertos by Tchaïkovsky, Bruch, Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns, or Mozart. She is also much
Clara Cernat - Violin
Phil St George - Electronic music
