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Bohemian and cordial, Marius Tabacu had an important word to say in terms of classical music but also world literature, being an eminent translator from Hungarian to Romanian and vice versa.
The Minister of Culture reacted to the news of the death of Marius Tabacu. An outstanding figure in Romanian cultural life, he has directed one of the most important and prestigious musical institutions in the country, the Transylvanian Philharmonic in Cluj, in a period in which there were challenges to keep the institution of Cluj in the elite of the establishments. Romanian cultural events. Through his work as a translator, he built bridges between cultures, being rewarded this year with the Writers’ Union Award for the translation of Miklos Banffy’s’ Transylvanian Trilogy ‘. God rest him in peace! ”Bogdan Gheorghiu wrote on his Facebook page.
The Cluj branch of the Union of Romanian Writers announced on Friday the death of Marius Tabacu, a prominent figure in the cultural life of Cluj, a notable translator of Hungarian literature. Marius Tabacu (January 13, 1952, Tăuteu, Bihor County – October 9, 2020, Cluj-Napoca) was a musician, television producer and translator. He graduated from the “Ion Vidu” high school of music in Timişoara (1971) and the “Gh. Dima” of Cluj, piano section (1976). Between 1976 and 1990, he taught at the Cluj Higher School of Music, and between 1990 and 1993, editor at the Cluj Radio and Television Studio.In 1993 he was elected president of the Video-Pontes Foundation, being the founder of the production studio of the same name.
He wrote divinely
Geanina Simion is the department head at the National Museum of Transylvanian History in Cluj Napoca and she knew Tabacu very well. On Facebook, Simion wrote a few words about the great musician and writer, which surprised him the most.
“She was flawless. God, if you take the” Transylvanian Trilogy, “you’ll see all the language lace-ups there that he could. He too, a whole cord on the inside, I’m not exaggerating, though he never showed it. On the outside, it was simple. A black t-shirt under his jacket, a leather bag over his shoulder, but noticed the details. He liked to “find out” at concerts. This image is from Britten’s “War Requiem”, directed by Gabi Bebeșelea. He was always sitting with his back turned , with his left hand under his chin. He never took the front seat, noticed everything from behind. No matter what his objections were, if he believed in what he was doing, he would leave him alone.
This is something valuable that I learned from him. That if you don’t do it yourself, let those who do it do it and how they think. They are not executors, they are people with opinions. You know? Marius took me to the stage of the Philharmonic for the first time. I didn’t want to, he insisted, it was spontaneous, I said that I was getting lost and I don’t know what to say, so quickly, he said it’s okay, I’m not going alone. Through this, in fact, he led me down a new path: it is called marketing of cultural institutions. Thanks, Marius. Smooth road, ”wrote Geanina Simion.
