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2007WCF

Claudia Ligia Suteu

Art to Music

Every day my schedule includes music and art which
makes me feel very lucky. I am a classical pianist
completing my Ph.D. in classical music and I have written
and composed music for seven years. I remember when
I was a child my mother would show me albums of great
painters. I became interested in art and later I became
very fond of music.

Mrs. Domnica Pepelea taught me how to play the piano,
how to perform on a stage, how to control my feelings in
a competition and then the Piano Olympics. She was my
teacher for twelve years. We also prepared my recitals in
Washington DC. I am very thankful to Mr. Ashfaq Ishaq,
who gave me the chance to be a part of these major
events. He surely influenced my career. My both American
experiences—the 2003WCF and the 2007WCF—were life
lessons and I still dream about those great festival days.

Challenges are everywhere but they require patience.
When I started to produce my own music seven years
ago, I also begun using the computer in a manner that
amazed me more than my parents. To succeed I have to
play music and then to produce it right, in complicated
Digital Audio Workstations. After many tutorials and
hours spent to achieve the perfect sound, exactly as with
my instrument, I made my own studio now and there is
nothing more beautiful than going to bed with your head
full of your own lines and music.

The International Child Art Foundation had a sizable role
in my education. I first met many other children coming
from very different cultures and I learnt that the languages
don’t count. My best friend in the 2003WCF was a girl
from Bahrain, who didn’t speak English. Painting had
brought us together and it was much stronger than words.
After a great experience in 2003, I was so honored to be
an ICAF Youth Board Member. It is amazing that after
so many years, I still stay in touch with children that I
have met when I was a kid. Washington and ICAF are
now a part of me.

As Romania’s Arts Olympiad winner, Claudia participated
in the 2003WCF and then as ICAF Youth Board Member
the 2007WCF where she performed classical music.

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