Dan Atanasiu

Dan Atanasiu (born 2 December 1955 ) is a Romanian pianist who has twice been awarded prizes at the Frederic Chopin International Piano Competition.

Biography Originally from Timișoara, he started learning piano at the age of 5 and made his debut in 1968 in Bucharest.

He graduated from the National University of Music in Bucharest in piano class. His professors were Ana Pitis and Ioana Minei. He also studied in Prague. In 1975 and 1980, he was a semi-finalist in the 9th and 10th International Chopin Piano Competition, winning the honorable mention of the Minister of Culture and the Arts. In 1983 he won third prize in the Dino Ciani Competition for Young Pianists, and in 1984 fifth prize in the Montreal International Music Competition.

Trivia He was due to perform in Toronto in December 1996, which was not possible, however, as he slipped on a banana peel and suffered an injury.