Pascal Bentoiu is a highly respected composer, an erudite scholar, and an acknowledged authority on the creative output of George Enescu. He authored the George Enescu article in the German encyclopedia Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Lory Wallfisch, retired, was the "Iva Dee Hiatt" chair professor of music at Smith College. Wallfisch is a founding member and President of the George Enescu Society of the United States.