Sabin Laviniu Penea is certainly one of the most curious and flexible musicians of his generation, effortlessly spanning the range from classical and world music to jazz and rock! This holistic approach to music making and violin playing in particular, combined with a solid education and diverse professional experience has produced a personal style which is easily identifiable in his play, regardless of setting. Educated in Romania, Austria and Germany, where he currently resides, he has studied with Gabriel Croitoru, Stefan Gheorghiu, Silvia Marcovici, Evgenia Epsthein, Cristoph Wyneken and Sebastian Hamann. Winner among other competitions, of the 2019 edition of the Kreuzer Prize in Liege, Belgium, he presently plays a 1760 Nicolò Gagliano, courtesy of the Landessammlung Baden-Württemberg. He’s played as a soloist with Romanian Radio Chamber Orchestra in Bucharest, the Young&Famous Orchestra in Cluj, the Classic Festival Cammerata in Iasi, the Braila Philharmonic, the Freiburg MH Simfoniker, has played chamber music with names such as Gilles Apap, Alexander Hulshoff, Maximilian Hornung, Monika Leskovar, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Alexander Buzlov, Diana Ketler, Jan-Erik Gusse Gustaffson, Razvan Popovici, Frans Helmerson, Mihaela Martin, Sharon Kam, Deria Turkan, Emmanuel Hovhannisyan, Vincent Segal and Hyung-ki Joo in festivals in Italy, Switzerland, France, Germany, Austria, Romania, Belgium, China, Morocco, Croatia, Bulgaria, Moldova etc. He is for over 10 years a member of the Anton Pann Ensemble, played over 3 continents amd released 4 albums of music, spanning from ottoman court music of the 17th century to byzantine Christmas Carrols. He is the artistic director of the JazzUP festivals, held in over 5 cities in Romania, bringing classical and jazz public together for fusion concerts in iconic open air settings on one hand, and organising workshops for young children to familiarise them with music, instruments and playing together from an early age.