11th of July 1912: birth of Sergiu Celibidache in Roman, Romania. · At the age of six months, his family moves to Jassi, where he spends his childhood. After the Baccalaureat he studies music, philosophy, and mathematics in Bucharest. As his father wants him to start a political career in Romania, he leaves home at the age of 23 to pursue his musical interest in Germany. ·1936: Celibidache arrives in Berlin, looking