Cristian Sandrin

Born into a family of musicians from Bucharest, Cristian Sandrin has been surrounded by classical music all his life. His frequent visits to the historic Romanian Atheneum concert hall and his attendances at the prestigious Enescu Festival shaped his musical aspirations from early childhood. Not surprising, years later, he would have his own debut at the Atheneum at the age of 13.

Cristian is an artist engaging with a multitude of repertoire, but especially devoted to the Classical and Romantic repertoire. His passion for Mozart's piano concertos led him to direct from the keyboard several concertos during Summer Festivals at the Royal Academy of Music, as well as for the official opening of the Angela Burgess Recital Hall. From 2018–2020 he was privileged to tour the UK as an artist of the Countess of Munster Recital Scheme. Additionally, Cristian is a scholarship holder of the Imogen Cooper Music Trust benefiting from her unique one-to-one guidance and mentorship since 2017.

In 2021 Cristian travelled to Romania for his debut with the acclaimed George Enescu Philharmonic performing Mozart's K503 Piano Concerto in C major at the country's foremost music venue: The Romanian Atheneum - the same temple of music from Cristian's childhood. Since 2020, Cristian has performed challenging solo programmes including Beethoven's last three sonatas, Bach's Goldberg Variations in famous venues across Europe from Berlin's Konzerthaus, Radio Hall in Bucharest to London's LSO St Luke's - recitals that have left audiences and critics spellbound by the Cristian's mature interpretations. 

As Artistic Director of the Kettner Concerts series in London, Cristian crafts engaging solo and chamber music programs that invite audiences to engage with broad landscapes of classical music. His latest project, premiering at St John's Smith Square in February 2025, offers an inventive take on Bach's Goldberg Variations: The New Goldberg Variations project interweaves three newly commissioned variation by up-and-coming composers into Bach's original work, creating a special dialogue between tradition and contemporary creativity.

Cristian collaborates often as a soloist with the Petersfield Festival Orchestra, the Oxford Sinfonia, the Bournemouth Bach Choir Orchestra as well as orchestras from his native Romania: the Bacau State Philharmonic, Sibiu State Philharmonic, Ramnicu-Valcea State Philharmonic, Oltenia Philharmonic and Bucharest Symphony Orchestra.