Most of the artists in the world of folk music are in mourning, after the announcement of the death of the former Viorel Leancă, an extremely appreciated conductor who left his mark on the careers of many of the popular rhapsodies. According to the institution where he worked, the funeral will take place on Wednesday, September 20
It is Doliu in Romanian popular music, Viorel Leancă passed away yesterday
As announced by the Professional Artistic Ensemble “Ciprian Porumbescu”, yesterday, September 18, one of the most popular conductors of popular music, Viorel Leancă, passed away.
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For 50 years, he dedicated his entire life to authentic Romanian folk music, and many of the popular rhapsodies and popular music soloists were under the baton of the late conductor.

He was the conductor of the “Ciprian Porumbescu” Professional Artistic Ensemble, performing under his baton artists such as Sofia Vicoveanca, Irina Loghin, Mioara Velicu, Daniela Condurache, Leonard Zamă or Alexandru Havraliuc and Laura Lavric.
Those close to him told him the miracle conductor, a man who dedicated his entire life to the scene and authentic Romanian folk music.
The period of Gheorghe Flutur and the scandal within the ensemble
At the time when the famous Gheroghe Flutur was the mayor of the capital of Moldova, Suceava, several reports appeared in the local press of the time according to which the mayor wanted to change the entire team leading the “Ciprian Porumbescu” Professional Artistic Ensemble, including the late conductor Viorel Leancă.
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Eventually the scandal would die down again the miracle conductor to remain in the service of popular music here.
Conductor Viorel Leancă will be buried tomorrow
According to the information published by the “Ciprian Porumbescu” Professional Artistic Ensemble, the conductor Viorel Leancă, who passed away on Sunday, September 18, was laid to rest in the chapel of the “Pacea Nouă” cemetery, and during the morning of September 20, he will be taken to the last road by family, colleagues and those who knew him.
“There is a harmony in autumn and a brightness in its sky. The morning dawn turned this harmony into silence.
It is the silence left in our souls by the news of the death of VIOREL LEANCĂ, Master Conductor of the Professional Artistic Ensemble Orchestra “Ciprian Porumbescu.
The master left us, in the autumn of life, to Heaven, where it is said that there are no tears and longing or sighs, leaving behind his musical writings, a true treasure of Bucovina folklore and more. Through his creative imprint on the destinies of numerous artists, he has over time gathered roars of applause on the open stage,” the orchestra’s representatives wrote on Facebook.
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Tomorrow, September 20, the former conductor will be led on his last journey to the “Pacea Nouă” cemetery in Suceava.