GheorgheZamfir – The “Iconic King of the Pan Flute”
is on the road again... and the legendcontinues…
With more than 120 million records sold, over 160 recorded albums, over 90 platinum and gold discs, full house concerts, honors in all countries, GheorgheZamfir is a proof that goodness, harmony with nature, equilibrium andperfection are the ferments of an artistic beauty beyond comparison.
From “Eminent” to “The Reincarnated God Pan” and to“Panpipe King”, world media has been searching for the most powerful words thatwould designate the only and unique Master of the Pan Flute: GHEORGHE ZAMFIR.
A few media examples show us the universe created by thesound of Master Gheorghe Zamfir:
Le Figaro - “Il est assurément plus que le meilleur mélodiste de cet instrumentantique... Il est le dieu Pan lui-même.”
France Soir - “Il vous plonge dans une extase proche de labéatitude…Une musique qui vient du cœuret va droit au cœur.”
New York Times - “ …Thismusic was immensely distant and intensely present, as if the first man had sung…”
In France he received twice theGold Medal of the Association of the Academy of Art, Sciences and Letters, two timesthe award of Charles Gros Academy, the award “Golden Zither”, the Order of theOfficer and Cultural Merit of France and “Grand Prix Audiovisual de l’Europe” from President Jacque Chirac.
Between1988 and 1990 he was received three times at the Vatican being the firstmusician who sang during the private lunch of Pope Jean Paul the II, thus receiving the Vatican Medal and twice thedegree of the Don Bosco University from Rome. In Japan he has a huge successand The Empress of Japan invited himto the Imperial Palace - chiefs of state received him from all over the worldlike their alter ego.
Hecomposed and/or interpreted several famous film themes such as Sergio Leone’s“Once upon at time in America”, or “Karate Kid” themes, as well as “Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire” or the fantastic theme “The Lonely Shepherd” from “KillBill”.Master Zamfir composed more than 300opuses for the Panpipe and organs or piano, chamber music and symphonicorchestras, sacred music for orchestra and choir. He accompanied the mostimportant international orchestras and he toured and seduced the entire worldwith his mystic sounds.