We are delighted to have Eduard Teregulov join us on stage this weekend! Let's find out a little more about the Feb. 8 performance:
Why did you pick this piece to perform? Is there specific significance or do you love the piece? Why?
I am always on the lookout for lesser-known works. How many times have the audience heard cello concertos by Dvořák, Elgar, or Schumann? Those are incredible works, but there is so much more amazing music written out there. Music that deserves to be performed and brought to the audience. I am a strong believer in diversity in classical music, and I am doing my best to contribute to it with my performances. In my opinion, both works by Sam Wu and Matilde Capuis are going to make a great contrasting program that will be engaging to the audience. They pair wonderfully with Debussy’s La Mer and Oceana by Stella Sung.
Have you played this piece before?
No,
I haven’t. This will be my first public performance. When FVSO reached out
to me about this concert, I was thrilled that maestro Sütterlin agreed to
program these works.
Tell us about some of your other favorites.
I
am a huge enthusiast for contemporary music and music of the 20th century.
Some of my favorite composers are Sofia Gubaidulina, Alfred Schnittke, and
Witold Lutosławski. I also love working with living composers. In the past few
years, I have commissioned and premiered over 20 works for cello,
including compositions for cello and electronics, cello and piano, and solo
cello. Some of my late favorites are ROAR by Hannah Rice, Swansongs by
Mara Gibson, Tesla Fantasy by Alina Akhmetova, and if/then Kari
Watson.
What are you looking forward to about the performance?
I’m very excited to create some amazing music with
FVSO and maestro Kevin Sütterlin, and I can’t wait to share it with you all on
Saturday, February 8th at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. It’s going to
be a blast!
Join Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra with Eduard Teregulov on Saturday, Feb. 8 at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. Pre-concert talk begins at 6:40pm. Concert starts at 7:30pm.
More about Eduard Teregulov:
Eduard
Teregulov is a winner of international competitions in both Europe and the
United States. He started his musical journey at the age of five and now
maintains an active career around the country. His recent performances include
playing in Carnegie Hall and DiMenna Center in New York City.
Eduard
Teregulov is an avid advocate of the music of living and underrepresented
composers. Amplifying and creating platforms for artists of today and
underrepresented composers is central to his music career. Within the framework
of his project on expanding the cello repertoire of the 21st century, Teregulov
commissioned and premiered over twenty works for cello, including a cello
concerto, works for solo cello, various chamber ensembles, and electro-acoustic
compositions. He was invited to perform at festivals, conferences, and concert
series including SEAMUS, ChimeFEST at UChicago, Electric LaTex at Rice
University, New Music on the Bayou, Music by Women, Branceleoni International
Festival, and many others.
Dr.
Teregulov holds the position of Assistant Professor of Cello and Double Bass at
Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. He is also a founding member of Homegrown
New Music Ensemble and the Music Director of the concert series in Fargo, ND -
Fugitive Sound Experience.
