Roxana Moișanu is a Romanian harpist and composer whose artistic journey blends performance, creativity, and a profound dedication to expanding the harp’s repertoire. With a growing catalogue of original works and arrangements, her compositions—suitable for both beginners and professionals—are published on her dedicated sheet music platform: magicharp.com.
She began studying music, harp, and piano at the age of 12 at the “George Enescu” Music High School in Bucharest, under the guidance of Prof. Ioana Brustur (harp) and Dana Ciocârlie (piano). She graduated from the Bucharest National University of Music, studying with Ph.D. Ion Ivan Roncea (harp) and Prof. Elena Ganțolea (chamber music).
Laureate of several national harp competitions, Roxana had her first major international recital in 1994 at the Romanian Cultural Centre in Paris. In 1997, she was awarded both the Prize for Excellence and the Olympic Prize by the Union of Performers, Choreographers, and Musical Experts. She went on to perform at the World Harp Congress in Prague (1999) and Geneva (2002), experiences that shaped her artistic direction and connected her with world-renowned harpists such as Jana Boušková, Deborah Henson-Conant, and Alfredo Rolando Ortiz.
Roxana made her orchestral solo debut in 2002, performing Mozart’s Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major with the Ploiești Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Ilarion Ionescu-Galați. That same year, she collaborated on the soundtrack for Youth Without Youth, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. She also appeared on screen as an orchestral harpist in Bună, ce faci? (directed by Alexandru Maftei) and The Yellow Tie (directed by Serge Ioan Celibidache).
Between 1994 and 2013, her solo and chamber performances were broadcast live and recorded for Romanian National Radio (Cultural Channel), Romanian Television, and Trinitas TV.
In 2010, Roxana became the first harpist in Romania to present the 38-string electroacoustic Salvi Egan Celtic harp. Since then, she has given numerous lever harp recitals, with highlights including Cantigas de Santa Maria at the Râșnov Film and History Festival, the Peace Hour global events, the Grand Opening of the Bucharest House of Arts, and the Fleur de Lys concert dedicated to Romania’s Royal Day.
In 2011, she co-founded Duo Cell’Arpa with cellist Mladen Spasinovici, an ensemble focused on exploring and expanding the repertoire for harp and cello. Their performances combine the elegance and expressiveness of the harp with the strength and warmth of the cello, through original works, arrangements, and new commissions.
In 2013, Roxana joined the “Evolution Tempo Orchestra” for a European tour with legendary guitarist Steve Vai, performing in eight concerts across the continent.
She is the founding president of the Romanian Harpists’ Association (2016). Since 2024, she has taken over the artistic direction of the Bucharest Harp Festival from Maestro Ion Ivan-Roncea. The festival’s 4th edition marked an emotional and long-awaited return to the Romanian cultural scene, after a four-year hiatus.
In 2018, she was appointed official correspondent for Romania and Moldova for the World Harp Congress Review. She is also a member of the World Harp Congress, UCMR-ADA Romania, and CREDIDAM.
In 2020, her composition Pastoral Visions was selected and premiered during the first edition of World Harp Day, a global online event curated by Alexander Boldachev. The piece was written as a tribute to Romania, on its National Day (December 1st, 2018), marking 100 years since the Great Union.
Since 2020, Roxana has been actively publishing her original works and arrangements under the Magic Harp Music Collections project, offering music for lever harp, pedal harp, harp ensembles, and harp with other instruments such as cello, flute, or piano. Her mission is to enrich the harp repertoire and support harpists at all levels—especially those who play small harps with fewer strings.
“I love performing as much as composing. Many of my compositions are deeply personal, as they are pieces of my soul.” Roxana Moișanu
“Through my work, I want to help beginner harpists and encourage them in their wonderful endeavor to learn this noble instrument.” – Roxana Moișanu
Over the years, Roxana has collaborated with numerous orchestras, including: the George Enescu Philharmonic, Romanian Radio National Orchestra, Bucharest Metropolitan Orchestra, Ploiești Philharmonic, Sibiu Philharmonic, Brașov Philharmonic, Camerata Regală, the Romanian Army Central Band, and The Evolution Orchestra.
Currently, Roxana Moișanu is Principal Harpist of the National Opera Orchestra of Bucharest, where she has been performing for over 25 years.