Born in 1977 in Bucharest, Cristian Lolea graduated in 2000 from the National University of Music Bucharest where he studied composition with Tiberiu Olah. He completed his PhD in 2010 under the guidance of Prof. Octavian Nemescu at the same University, where he is also a lecturer. His doctoral dissertation – Accessibility of Music – Considerations on Music Perception – received the highest academic honors: summa cum laude. He has participated in various international workshops with grants including the Gaudeamus Music Week in Amsterdam (1997), International Summer Courses for Young Composers in Radziejowice (1998) and the 7th Internationale Akademie fur Neue Komposition und Audio-Art in Schwaz (1999), where he studied with Bogusław Schaeffer, Marek Chołoniewski and Martijn Padding.