Serban Petrescu

A native of Băilesti, Romania, Mr. Petrescu earned his Bachelor's in Violin Performance from the National Music University in Bucharest under Dr. Iona Croitoru, and his Master's in Music Performance from Southeastern Louisiana with Dr. Yakov Voldman. He has refined his artistry through masterclasses with Viktor Pikaizen, Peter Salaff, Gabriel Croitoru, David Salness, Roberto Diaz, and Joseph Hell. His competition honors include First Prizes at the Paul Constatinescu, George Georgescu, and Columna competitions, and Third Prize at the George Enescu "Impresii din copilărie."

 

In 2003, Serban co-founded the Liric String Quartet - recipients of the Samuel Barber Foundation Award - and later the Parker-Hughes-Petrescu Trio, a chamber ensemble active until 2020.

 

He has appeared with the Giurgiu Philharmonic, Baton Rouge Symphony, Acadiana Symphony, Lancaster Symphony, Kennett Symphony, and Delaware Symphony, and toured internationally in Sweden, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and South Korea.

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Mr. Petrescu is celebrating his twentieth season (2025-2026) as Concertmaster of the Newark Symphony Orchestra. Alongside his wife, Tatyana Roytshteyn, he co-founded Wallingford Musical Arts, a thriving studio offering violin, viola, piano, and music theory lessons - both in person and online - to students nationwide. Mr. Petrescu currently serves as adjunct faculty at Widener University, where he teaches violin, viola, and chamber music.

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As part of his outreach, in 2023 he was invited to lead a masterclass and educational performance of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons at Bucharest's Nicolae Steinhardt School.