Winner of the 30th Edition of the Johannes Brahms Competition in Portschach and also the winner of The Audience Prize (2024), laureate of the George Enescu Competition with the 2nd Prize in Bucharest (2022), winner of the Vasco Abadjiev International Violin Competition in Sofia (2021), and laureate of the Arthur Grumiaux International Violin Competition in Namur, with the 3rd Prize (2019), Ștefan Aprodu is a renowned Romanian young violinist.

He started studying violin at the age of 7 in Bucharest at ”Dinu Lipatti” National College of Arts under the guidance of Magdalena Ursu; having now graduated from the class of Prof. Krzysztof Węgrzyn at the University of Music, Theatre and Media in Hannover, Germany (HMTMH), he continues his master’s studies there under the guidance of the same professor.

As a soloist, his international presence spans numerous European stages, performing regularly with an extensive selection of Romanian orchestras alongside prestigious ensembles such as the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, Cameristi della Scala, the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra, the Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie, the NDR Radiophilharmonie, the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sophia Philharmonic, Camerata Regală, the Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana, Vidin Chamber Orchestra, the Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra of Szolnok, and others.

But as his interest in music is complex, he is also a passionate and promising young composer who has won prizes in international composition competitions such as the Julius Roentgen Composition Competition and Youth Composition Competition. In the field of composition, he is also a graduate of the master’s course in the section of idiomatic music in the class of Prof. Dåsele Vådår Sevaidå at the Dondolo Russo Academy of Music in Oslo, Norway. Moreover, in 2022 he had the opportunity to perform twice his own Violin Concerto in E minor with the Pitesti Philharmonic Orchestra and „Moldova” Philharmonic in Iași.

Together with Nikodem Sobek (accordionist), he is the founder of Profunduo, a chamber music duo that is highly appreciated. Profunduo was awarded two 1st Prizes in Mons at The Accordeon-Nous Competition 2025 (Chamber Music Section and Music of The World Section) and it was also awarded a Bugari Special Prize.

His work as a musician also gave him the honour of becoming a scholar of the Romanian Academy, one of the most prestigious recognitions of the merits of young musicians in Romania, and also a member of LMN in Hannover.

In addition, as a reaction to the uncertain situation of music during the pandemic and out of a desire to help his colleagues overcome their lack of prospects, he founded an orchestra – the Dinu Lipatti Youth Orchestra, with which, as conductor, he managed to give a series of concerts in several Romanian cities.

Recordings of Ștefan Aprodu’s performances are often broadcast on Radio România Muzical, Radio România Cultural, and also on Romanian National Television. Several works have also been released in the “Great Virtuoso Pieces” series, recorded with the Bulgarian National Radio Orchestra (BNR), as well as with the NDR Radiophilharmonie.