Biography

Ana Alexandra Jianu (b. 2008, Bucharest) is a Romanian classical guitarist based in Vienna, where she studies at the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna (MUK) in the class of Susana Prieto. She graduated from the “George Enescu” National College of Music in Bucharest in the class of Prof. Dr. Stan Zamfirescu, having previously studied with Ana-Maria Bibescu and Prof. Dr. Mihai Cojocaru.

Her musical development has been shaped by masterclasses with leading guitarists, including Judicaël Perroy, Thomas Viloteau, Raphaël Feuillâtre, Odair Assad, Marco Tamayo, Marcin Dylla, Łukasz Kuropaczewski, Aniello Desiderio, Zoran Dukić, Giampaolo Bandini, Carlo Marchione, Goran Krivokapić and Alexis Muzurakis, and by the 2026 George Enescu International Competition masterclass with conductor Cristian Măcelaru. A prize-winner of the Athens International Competition, the “Eduard Pamfil” International Guitar Competition, the “Nikita Koshkin” International Competition and the “Harmonia Cordis” International Festival, she has performed in Romania, Greece, Germany and Serbia.

Her repertoire ranges from Kellner, Telemann and J. S. Bach to Villa-Lobos, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Piazzolla and Brouwer. She plays a 2026 concert guitar by Kim Lissarrague (No. 462).

Prizes

• Athens International CompetitionGreece
• “Eduard Pamfil” International Guitar CompetitionRomania
• “Nikita Koshkin” International CompetitionInternational
• “Harmonia Cordis” International FestivalRomania

Selected stages

• Sinaia International Guitar FestivalRomania
• Palace of Culture, Târgu MureșRomania
• “George Enescu” Stage, BucharestRomania
• Veria · AthensGreece
• KoblenzGermany
• BelgradeSerbia