RICHTER UZUR DUO (A guitar & cello duet)
On Sunday, April 22 at 4:00 PM, at Bethany Covenant Church, located at 785 Mill St. in Berlin, Bethany Music Series will present a free concert by RICHTER UZUR DUO, virtuosic classical guitar and cello duet. Brad Richter, guitar, and Victor Uzur, cello will combine classical, folk and even rock music in one program. Music by Rodrigo, De Falla, Albeniz, Rimsky-Korsakov and others.
The concert will have free admission, will be open to public, free-will offering will be received, a reception will follow and childcare will be provided.
For more information and directions, visit Bethany Covenant Church website www.bethanycovenant.org or call (860) 828-3637.
Viktor Uzur and Brad Richter are classical musicians of the highest caliber with successful international solo careers and intensive training from two of the world’s most lauded musical institutions: The Moscow Conservatory and The Royal College of Music respectively. Their musical interests and abilities, however, are far from limited to classical music. Viktor Uzur and Brad Richter met in 2005 when Brad was commissioned by Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, where Viktor is cello professor, to write a concert length chamber piece (Navigating Lake Bonneville). The piece prominently featured cello and guitar and as it developed so too did a close friendship and a deep mutual respect that became the foundation for this collaboration. Since October of 2008 The Richter Uzur Duo has appeared regularly on NPR broadcasts of American Public Media’s Performance Today The Richter Uzur Duo may be unique in the way in which they combine classical, rock and folk music and themes into truly original new compositions as well as in the way in which they collaborate. Because they live almost 1,000 miles apart they do a great deal of composing over phone and internet and write parts separately, combining and re-developing them while on concert tours together. It is rare that two successful classical composers come together to co-write music of such distinction. The fun and friendship Viktor and Brad share in this partnership are obvious on stage and in their music.
Press quotes about Richter Uzur Duo: "Never before has a guitar and cello duo captured such a wide range of expression, beauty, excitement, and artistry.... They create an enormous sound that almost resembles an orchestra... [and have] proven to be one of the most exciting duos on the scene today." Guitar International "Here is serious musicianship that doesn't take itself too seriously - an illusive combination but skillfully realized....Bravo, and bravo again!" Fanfare Magazine
