Distinctions
- Prize for Music of the Radio Romania Cultural, 2008
- Cultural Merit, Romania, 2004
- Lily Laskine Award of the Harp Renaissance Society, USA, 1984
- Certificate of Appreciation of the American Harp Society, 1979 and 1988
- Critics’ Prize of the Romanian Association of Performing Artists, 1976
- First Prize of the Sixth International Harp Contest in Israel, 1976
Press Quotes
- ”Ion Ivan-Roncea, one of the world’s best harpists, registered an enormous success. This world-class player is not only a wonderful harpist, but a great musician” United Kingdom Harp Association Magazine, London
- ”Debussys 2 Tänze für Harfe und Orchester erführen eine vorzügliche Wiedergabe durch den Rumänien Ion Ivan Roncea eine durchaus überzeugende Rarität in diesem Reservat” Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung