George Enescu's music opened on Monday, November 2nd, 2026, the series of educational concerts for students in Bucharest, organized at the initiative of Radio România Muzical, as part of the "Listen to 5 minutes of classical music" initiative, and organized with the support of Artexim, within the "Enescu in schools and communities" project.

The first stop was at "Elena Cuza" National College, where pianist Axia Marinescu offered the students the opportunity for a direct encounter with Enescu's music, as well as with musical pieces written by composers who had influenced Enescu, or who were his contemporaries: Satie, Couperin, Debussy, Mozart, Brahms, Bartók and Ligeti.

Music teacher Mădălina Maxim tells us how this initiative was received at the school and what a direct encounter with classical music means for the students:

"It is wonderful that you have this kind of initiative. Bringing classical music closer to the kids' hearts helps us a lot. Thank you for it. We received it with joy, and I am enthusiastic you have this type of project and that you reach many schools in Bucharest. Let's hope this will happen all over the country. Having you here was our pleasure. The children reacted very well, as you have seen, and their cheering said it all. For some of them, most of them, a pianist coming to perform in front of them was a novelty. And I believe that their reactions told us how delighted they were. It is very important that this initiative continues, and that we bring even more experiences of this kind into the lives of the children, of the students, because, unfortunately, we do not have the possibility to bring them all into performance halls. With my teaching load of 25 classes, it is impossible for me to take them all to the concert hall or to the opera or operetta, and this is exactly why it is very important that we have the possibility to listen to musicians and simply admire them and introduce children to classical music right inside the school.

The students' reactions came quickly:

"A pretty nice experience. She is a talented pianist and had brought to the attention of our classmates various sophisticated and very beautiful musical pieces."

"I too found it very interesting, because the way miss pianist presented herself and played live was very beautiful and very educational."

"I also found it very beautiful, especially because she is a very talented artist and the sound of rain in the background blended superbly with the pieces she played."

"Very beautiful! I really liked the second to last piece. It made me think of some funny videos on the internet that use this piece; and we get this interesting contrast because the video is funny, but the music is calm and makes the moment even funnier."

"I found it very interesting, more so that the majority of students our age does not have any musical culture and I think this may help. I think this is a unique project. Ms. Axia Marinescu explained very nice, her approached of the subject was easy for us to understand, which helped us understand the music so much easier. The music choice and the transitions through eras were unique."

We then asked the students how useful they thought it was for educational events to get to their schools.

"Yes, it is, because not everyone listens to classical music. For example, I listen to it because I took part in some performances at the opera, but it is very good to know because, as miss has also told us, everything started with classical music, and it influences us even if we know or not."

"I think that yes, it is useful, because not many know this side of music, only the ones that have studied it when they were little do. And it is very important to learn new things constantly."

"I consider it quite important, considering that not everyone is used to this environment. Aside from the fact that it develops the brains and helps with concentration, it is also a very relaxing, melodious, harmonious music…"

In the end, the question remains: can students, through direct meetings with artists and projects like "Listen to 5 minutes of classical music", reach a point in which they will seek classical music on their own, listen to it and integrate it in their day to day lives?

"I, for example, am integrating classical music. I listen to music when I walk to school. At home, while I clean, I play a more rhythmed song to motivate me to finish quicker."

"I am already listening to classical music weekly, during quieter moments when I color, or work on something that does not require my full attention. And I play, for example, music from The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, and I like to alternate them."

The Radio România Muzical educational concert caravan is a project carried out with the support of the Friends of Radio România Muzical Association, BRD, Imedica and M Core.