1 9 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁in ▁Buch ar est ▁and ▁began ▁studying ▁music ▁at ▁an ▁early ▁age . ▁She ▁entered ▁her ▁first ▁competition ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and ▁took ▁first ▁prize ▁in ▁the ▁Youth ▁Festival ▁of ▁Buch ar est . ▁She ▁primarily ▁studied ▁piano ▁at ▁the ▁D inu ▁Lip atti ▁Music ▁High ▁School , ▁but ▁decided ▁to ▁change ▁to ▁voice ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁nin ete en . ▁St ol er iu ▁attended ▁the ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Buch ar est , ▁studying ▁under ▁Y ol anda ▁Mar cules cu ▁and ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁She ▁then ▁en rolled ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁at ▁the ▁Hoch schule ▁für ▁Musik ▁Franz ▁Lis zt , ▁We imar , ▁studying ▁with ▁L ore ▁Fischer . ▁Comple ting ▁her ▁education ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁St ol er iu ' s ▁career ▁focused ▁on ▁interpre ting ▁sym ph onic ▁and ▁chamber ▁music , ▁with ▁a ▁preference ▁for ▁early ▁music , ▁though ▁her ▁re per toire ▁includes ▁a ▁broad ▁range ▁en comp ass ing ▁contemporary ▁compos ers . ▁ ▁Career ▁St ol er iu ▁has ▁performed ▁numerous ▁concert s ▁both ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁abroad . ▁She ▁has ▁performed ▁as ▁a ▁solo ist ▁on ▁Radio ▁Roman ia ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Radio ▁Orchestra , ▁with ▁ 3 5 0 0 ▁minutes ▁of ▁air time . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁solo ist ▁of ▁" Mus ica ▁Red iv iva " ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁years . ▁Intern ation ally