Mihai Amihalachioaie

Mihai Amihalachioaie
Born	Mihai Amihălăchioaie (1961-02-23)23 February 1961 Molnytsia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	11 February 2024(2024-02-11) (aged 62)
Nationality	Moldovan
Alma mater	Academy of Music, Theater and Fine Arts [ro]
Occupation(s)	Accordionist, conductor
Years active	1985–2024
Honours	Master of Art of Moldova

Mihai Amihalachioaie[a] (23 February 1961 – 11 February 2024) was a Moldovan accordionist and conductor.

Early life and education

Amihalachioaie was born on 23 February 1961, in Molnytsia.[2][3] He started his musical education at Hertsa Music School and completed it at the Ștefan Neaga College of Music, located in Chișinău. He then studied piano, accordion and folk orchestra conducting at the Gavriil Musicescu State Conservatory (present-day Academy of Music, Theater and Fine Arts [ro]), also in Chișinău, graduating in 1985. In 1997, he graduated from a second faculty at the same university, this time in conducting symphonic and opera music.[4]

Career

In 1985, he started his career as an accordionist and the folk music conductor of the Busuioc Moldovenesc Ensemble, a band disbanded in 2001 due to financial issues, but returned in November 2011.[5][6]

In 1998, he started working as a conductor at the "Serghei Lunchevici" National Philharmonic [ro], the National Chamber Orchestra of Moldova, and the Chisinau Radio-TV Symphony Orchestra, places he worked at until his death. He was also an employee of the Maria Bieșu National Opera and Ballet Theatre.[7]

He also collaborated with the Romanian group Provincialii. Between 2001 and 2002, he worked with Antoni Ros-Marbà, with whom he improved his mastery greatly.[8] Maria Iliuț, the popular music singer, was among those with whom he collaborated.[9]

Amihalachioaie performed artistic tours in many countries, including Romania, Spain, Bulgaria, Germany, France, Italy and the United Kingdom. He held his last concert in Vienna.[10]

In 2001, he was awarded the "Master of Art of Moldova" (See also: Category:People with the honorary title Master of Art of Moldova [ro]) honorary title, and from 2021 until his death, he was the leader and conductor of the Municipal Chamber Orchestra Camerata Chisinau, an orchestra created in 2000 which gave its first concert in 2021.[11][12][13][14]

Illness and death

In 2023, he was diagnosed with liver cancer.[15] In July 2023, Amihalachioaie went to Istanbul, where he underwent a liver transplant operation a month later in August. The donor was his son Petru.[15][16][17]

Amihalachioaie died on the night of 11 February 2024, at the age of 62.[18] A minute of silence was held for him on 13 February.[10] He was buried at Chișinău Central Cemetery on 14 February 2024, after a funeral held at the "Nicolae Sulac" National Palace [ro].[19]

Notes

1. Romanian: Mihai Amihălăchioaie[1]

References

1. "Mihai Amihălăchioaie – un dirijor, definind patriotismul". Yupi (in Romanian). 29 August 2014. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
2. ""Un om deosebit și un profesionist desăvârșit". Acordeonistul și dirijorul Mihai Amihalachioaie s-a stins din viață". tv8 (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
3. "Accordionist and conductor Mihai Amihalachioaie to be buried Feb. 14". ipn PRESS AGENCY. 13 February 2024. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
4. "Doliu în lumea muzicii: Acordeonistul Mihai Amihalachioaie s-a stins din viață". UNIMEDIA (in Romanian). 12 February 2024. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
5. "Amintiri de la Molnița despre Miluca-acordeonistul". Ziarul de Gardă (in Romanian). 12 April 2014. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
6. ""Busuioc Moldovenesc" renaște după zece ani". Adevarul (in Romanian). 31 October 2011. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
7. Onisim, Milena (12 February 2024). "Acordeonistul și dirijorul Mihai Amihalachioaie s-a stins din viață: "Va trăi prin profunzimea pieselor și a notelor pe care le-a lăsat"". Ziarul de Gardă (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
8. "S-a stins din viață acordeonistul și dirijorul Mihai Amihalachioaie". Jurnal (in Romanian). 12 February 2024. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
9. "Cântăreața Maria Iliuț își sărbătorește ziua de naștere". Radio Chișinău (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
10. "S-a stins din viață dirijorul Orchestrei "Camerata Chișinău", Mihai Amihalachioaie". DemocracyMD (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
11. "Concert de lansare a orchestrei Municipale de Cameră "CAMERATA Chișinău"". Municipality of Chisinau (in Romanian). 9 July 2021. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
12. "Doliu în lumea muzicii: Acordeonistul Mihai Amihalachioaie a decedat". Știri (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
13. "Accordionist and conductor Mihai Amihalachioaie passed away". Moldova1. 12 February 2024. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
14. "Un concert de lansare a Orchestrei municipale Camerata va avea loc în capitală". Moldpres State Information Agency (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
15. "A murit dirijorul Mihai Amihalachioaie. Avea 63 de ani". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). 12 February 2024. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
16. "Acordeonistul Mihai Amihalachioaie, diagnosticat cu CANCER la ficat, pe masa de OPERAȚII. Fiul său va dona o parte din ficatul său, pentru a salva viața dirijorului: "Un gând pozitiv sau o rugăciune ne va ajuta să trecem cu bine ziua de mâine"". Ziarul National (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
17. "Dirijorul Mihai Amihalachioaie s-a stins din viață. Anunțul colegilor de breaslă". Pro TV (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
18. "DOLIU în lumea muzicii. S-a stins din viață acordeonistul și dirijorul Mihai Amihalachioaie". Realitatea (in Romanian). 12 February 2024. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
19. "/LIVE/ Mihai Amihalachioaie, condus pe ultimul drum de două orchestre: Nicolae Botgros a deschis ceremonia funerară". tv8 (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

External links

• Mihai Amihalachioaie discography at Discogs