He was born in Bucharest, in the neighborhood of the lăutari named Scaune (Chairs). Because his father was busy with his … See more

After graduation he played violin with the Orchestra of the Ministry of Public Instruction, and also performed as a soloist. Hora staccato dates from the beginning of this period; he wrote it as a graduation exercise. F… See more

The jazz manouche violinist Stéphane Grappelli was a great admirer of Dinicu and of the way that the violin was played in the lăutarească music. A nice compilation of his violin artistry was issued by the Romanian state recor… See more

• Andrew Lamb: "Grigoraș Dinicu", Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed November 13, 2005), (subscription access) Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
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