The young composer, pianist and teacher Roman Vlad (b. 1982) is a highly appreciated musician today, in all his appearances, regardless of the pose. With a rigorous training at the National University of Music in Bucharest, from the undergraduate studies to the MIDAS post-doctoral studies (completed in 2013), he became a member of the Union of Composers and Musicologists from Romania and other artistic organizations, composer and specialized pianist in contemporary music, Roman Vlad being the author of chamber music, electronics, ballets, musicals and pop music, performed in the country and abroad (France, Germany, Spain, USA, Israel, Mexico, Cuba), some of the pieces being distinguished with different prizes.

He participated in the Forum of European Composers – Zagreb (2012), Vienna (2013) and in Denmark, in Copenhagen, as a representative of the National Alliance of Unions of Creators from Romania (ANUC) at the TTIP and Culture conference, 2014.

In 2019, Roman Vlad realized as project director – Romanian Music Platform. Promoting the heritage of classical and contemporary Romanian musical creation – producer National University of Music Bucharest, partner Radio Romania, project co-financed by CNFIS-FDI.

Since 2010, he has constantly participated either as a composer or as a pianist at the most important international festivals in the country such as: the George Enescu International Festival, the International New Music Week or the Meridian Festival.

Works from his creation were purchased by the specialized office of the Union of Composers and Musicologists from Romania, from which he also received special orders, as well as from the Romanian Cultural Institute with which he collaborated repeatedly, among which: Atlantikos (2009) – piece for flute and electronic medium, Meditations and Isons  (2014) – piece for live cello and three pre-recorded cellos, Shadows in Labyrinth II (2015) – sextet for brass, Watching the Far Away Past (2016) – electronic music, Mademoiselle Pogany II (2016) – piece for violin and electronic environment, Echoes through Infinity (2017) – string quartet, The Kiss (2017) – piece for viola and cello, dedicated to Constantin Brâncuşi. Also, the Centenary of the Great Union was an opportunity to be selected to compose for the Romanian Cultural Institute in collaboration with the UCMR the work Vibrations (2018) – string quartet, but also Twin Echoes (2018) – a piece for string orchestra, this time at the initiative of the Ministry of Culture and National Identity in collaboration with UCMR. Other notable works are: Brâncușian Diptych III (2019) – sextet for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, violin, cello and vibraphone; The Eye of the Sun (2010), ballet based on a libretto by Mircea Ştefănescu; Voices in infinity (2013) – concerto for clarinet and string quartet; The Secret of the Pyramid (2013) – piece for clarinet and string orchestra; Shadows in Labyrinth (2014) – piece for chamber orchestra. From 2007 until now he composed 10 musicals by famous authors.

A series of his compositions were printed at the Tristan Tzara Foundation Publishing House or at the Musical Publishing House – Bucharest, which also published his scientific works such as the Selective Determination Method and electronic music – study published in Synthesis Studies 2012-2013, Vol. I, Publishing House UNMB, Bucharest, 2013 or Dorel Paşcu Rădulescu – remarkable human and professional model, scientific communication published in Highlights in Romanian Music, edited by Olguţa Lupu, George Enescu National Museum, Musical Publishing House, Bucharest, 2016. Many works by Roman Vlad were recorded and included in collections on CD / DVD / Blu Ray.

Currently, he is pursuing his teaching career at the National University of Music in Bucharest, teaching the history of electronic music, as well as postgraduate courses in Music Direction.