ANA-GABRIELA DRAHTA*

TUDOR FLONDOR, CREATOR AND PROMOTER OF NATIONAL MUSIC

(Summary)
Keywords: Flondor family, cultural life, Romanian identity, Bucovina, music.
Throughout time, the name of the Flondor family was associated with the constant
attention of initiating projects, associations or societies able to reflect the active
engagement of the family in various directions aimed to support the cultural approaches,
beneficences or to promote music. Tudor Flondor, the first son of Gheorghe Flondor
and Isabela Dobrowolski de Buchental, was considered the second great composer of
Bucovina, surpassed only by the unique personality of Ciprian Porumbescu. Tudor
Flondor used his artistic talent to animate the Romanian cultural activity in an Austrian
Bucovina. Not only was he a gifted musician, but he also proved to be a dedicated
mayor in his village, Rogojeti, and a deputy, representing the Romanian National
Party.

Doctorand, Institutul de Istorie A. D. Xenopol al Academiei Romne Filiala Iai.