List of Romanian composers

Costică Andrei (1928–), composer of Romanian carols and other choral music

Corneliu Cezar (1937–1997), postmodernist, electro-acoustic, isonic spectral music initiator.

Ana-Maria Avram (1961–), spectral music composer

Ludovic Bács (1930–), composer, conductor and instrumentalist

George Balint (1961–)

Filaret Barbu (1903–1984), composer, known for the operetta Ana Lugojana

Pascal Bentoiu (1927–), Modernist composer

Bogdan Bradu (1968–), composer, singer and violinist

Nicolae Brânzeu (1907–1983), composer and conductor

Tiberiu Brediceanu (1877–1968), composer and folklorist

Nicolae Bretan (1887–1968), opera composer, also baritone, conductor and critic

Eduard Caudella (1841–1924), composer, wrote the first Romanian opera, Petru Rareș

Sergiu Celibidache (1912–1996), composer and conductor

Nicolae Coman (1936–), composer and poet

Paul Constantinescu (1909–1963), composer, especially of religious and vocal music, also wrote music for Romanian films

Vladimir Cosma (born 1940), composer, conductor and violinist

Dimitrie Cuclin (1885–1978), classical music composer, musicologist, philosopher, translator and writer

Gheorghe Cucu (1882–1932), folklorist and composer

Liviu Dănceanu (1954–)

Dan Dediu (1967–), Postmodernist composer

Constantin Dimitrescu (1847–1928), composer of Peasant Dance

Grigoraș Dinicu (1889–1949), composer best known for his violin showpiece Hora staccato

Sabin Drăgoi (1894–1968), composer and folklorist, one of the pioneers of scientific gathering of Romanian folklore

Iancu Dumitrescu (1944–), avant-garde music composer

George Enescu (1881–1955), composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher

Octav Firulescu (1959–), composer and music professor

Alexander Flechtenmacher (1823–1898), composed the operetta Baba Harca

Valentin Gheorghiu (1928–), pianist and composer

George Grigoriu (1927–1999), composer of The Danube Waves operetta

Philip Herschkowitz (1906–1989), Romanian-born American composer

Mircea Hoinic (1910–1986), composer and conductor

Ion Ivanovici (1845–1902), composer of The Danube Waves waltz

Mihail Jora (1891–1971), "the father of Romanian ballet"; works include Intoarcerea din adâncuri and La piață

Nicolae Kirculescu (1903–1985), composer of theatre and film music, including the theme of the television programme Teleenciclopedia

Dumitru Georgescu Kiriac (1866–1928)

Sorin Lerescu (1953–)

Sammy Lerner (1903–1989), Romanian-born American composer

György Ligeti (1923–2006), Romanian-born Hungarian and Austrian composer

Dinu Lipatti (1917–1950), pianist and composer

Cristian Matei (1977–)

Marcel Mihalovici (1898–1985)

Marțian Negrea (1893–1973), composer, teacher and conductor

Octavian Nemescu (1940–)

Ştefan Niculescu (1927–2008), composer and professor

Tiberu Olah (1928–2002), composer, professor and musicologist

Paraschiv Oprea (1937–2004), conductor, musician and composer

Anton Pann (1790s–1854), wrote Romania's national anthem and music for the Orthodox Divine Liturgy

Cristian Pațurcă (1964–2011)

Ionel Perlea (1900–1970), composer and conductor

Ciprian Porumbescu (1853–1883)

Horațiu Rădulescu (1942–2008), Romanian-French composer of spectral music

Theodor Rogalski (1901–1954), composer, conductor and pianist, specialising in chamber and symphonic music

Doina Rotaru (1951–), composer of mainly orchestral and chamber works

Constantin Silvestri (1913–1969), composer, lived in England

Ioan Scărlătescu (1872–1922)

Matei Socor (1908–1980), composer and musician

Octave Octavian Teodorescu (1963–)

Teodor Teodorescu (1876–1920), composer of the a cappella work Cucul

Cornel Trăilescu (1926–), opera composer and conductor

Cornel Ţăranu (1934–)

Gheorghe Ucenescu (1830–1896), ethnic Romanian composer from Transylvania

Anatol Vieru (1926–1998), composer of symphonic, chamber and choral music; winner of Herder Prize in 1986

Roman Vlad (1919–2013), Romanian-born Italian composer, pianist and musicologist