IMC Festival of the Arts Performance – Dr. Albina Khaliapova and Dr. Eduard Teregulov

Albina Khaliapova, DMA

Pianist and educator Dr. Albina Khaliapova is a soloist and chamber musician. Recipient of the Mary Sue Chamber Music Scholarship and Robinson Piano Scholarship, Dr. Khaliapova won a number of international and local competitions in Europe and the United States, including the International Keyboard Odyssiad and Festival (Colorado), International Music Competition ‘Citta Di Barletta’ (Italy), International Competition ‘Music Without Limits’ (Lithuania), and International Competition ‘Art of the 21st Century’ (Ukraine).Born into a musical family, Albina developed an acute musical sensitivity and a natural aptitude for the piano. Influenced by her mother, who is a piano teacher, she started her first music lessons at home at the age of four. By the age of seven, she was already admitted to the Secondary Special Musical School in Ufa, Russia, where she made her solo debut with an orchestra. After graduation with honors from SSMS, Albina was admitted to study in the class of internationally renowned pianist Sergei Dukachev at Ufa State Academy of Arts.

EduardTeregulov, DMA

Russian-born cellist Eduard Teregulov is a soloist, chamber performer, and cello instructor. Winner of the Youth String Competition in Magnitogorsk, Russia at the age of 14, as well as of the International competition “Citta Di Barletta” in Italy and NOLA Chamber Fest in the United States, he enjoys his career as a contemporary and classical cellist. Member of Homegrown New Music Ensemble and Constantinides New Music Ensemble, Dr. Teregulov also performs as a soloist and a member of a duo with his wife, pianist Dr. Albina Khaliapova. Besides performing traditional repertoire, Eduard is a big advocate for new music. He actively collaborates with living composers from the United States and around the world on commissioning and performing new works for cello and chamber groups.

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