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Acclaimed for her extraordinary vocal power and creative vision, Teodora pioneered the fusion of jazz with Doina - Romania's improvisatory folk singing tradition - and is widely credited with introducing international audiences to this extraordinary, deeply emotive music.

Always searching for new musical territories to explore, Teodora has recently performed alongside musicians including Grammy-nominated American guitarist Stanley Jordan, prodigious Spanish jazz pianist Marco Mezquida, Cuban cellist Martín Meléndez, Italian oud player Elias Nardi and Swiss saxophonist Max Pizio. On the world stage, Teodora has regularly appeared at prestigious European jazz festivals including Montreux, Lugano, and Marciac, and across the Atlantic she has performed at the US Library of Congress and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and at legendary clubs including Iridium New York and Blues Alley in Washington D.C.

In 2004 the American government named Teodora a Romanian Cultural Ambassador to the USA, and in both 2007 and 2008 Teodora was awarded the prize for `Best International Jazz Contribution by a Romanian Artist' by the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company.

In recent years, Teodora's intrepid imagination has taken her far beyond her Romanian and jazz roots into new musical territory. With unique projects including `Unifying Worlds', `From Classical to Jazz' and `Classical Emotion', Teodora has explored classical repertoire with a completely fresh approach, making her riveting account of masterworks by composers including Bach, Beethoven, Pachelbel, Vivaldi, Bartók, Pau Casals and the beloved Romanian composer George Enescu, with original vocal versions.

2023 sees Teodora forging ahead on this unique creative path, with exciting projects including her `Impromptu' sessions - a regular series of entirely improvised concerts performed with special guests across Europe - and a new album `Rhapsody' with the London Symphony Orchestra out now on Signum Classics.