Grigoraș Dinicu, Romanian violinist and composer (died 1949)

Grigoraș Dinicu

Romanian violinist of Romani ethnicity

Grigoraș Ionică Dinicu was a Romanian violin virtuoso and composer of Roma ethnicity. He is most famous for his often-played virtuoso violin showpiece "Hora staccato" (1906) and for making popular the tune Ciocârlia, composed by his grandfather Angheluș Dinicu for nai. It is…