Oleg Sulyga, Tali Morgulis, Alexander Potiomkin
We invite you on May 10, 2022 to join us for a chamber music concert “For Peace” with Oleg Sulyga (Violin / Viola), Alexander Potiomkin (Clarinet), Tali Morgulis (Piano). These musicians’ passion for chamber music led them to a variety of engagements with world-known orchestras and ensembles in the finest concert halls. They all have roots from the Ukraine and call Houston their home.
All funds raised during the concert will be donated directly to the Ukrainian Red Cross. The organization is providing vital aid to people in Ukraine.
The Program of the concert will include works of Max Bruch, Frederic Chopin, Dmitriy Shostakovich, Aram Khachatryan, Myroslav Skoryk, and Mykola Lysenko and others.
More about the musicians:
Oleg Sulyga (Violin / Viola), a native of Moscow, Russia with Ukrainian roots and Belarusian family, began his music education in Moscow Central Music School, and later continued it at SMU in Dallas; Paris, France and the University of Houston under the guidance of Professor Emanuel Borok. Currently, Sulyga is a violinist of the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra, Houston Ballet, Mercury, the Bach Society of Houston, and is a frequent chamber musician, teacher, clinician, and adjudicator.
Alexander Potiomkin (Clarinet) joined the Houston Symphony as Bass Clarinet/Utility in October 2012. A native of Ukraine, he moved with his family to Israel in 1991, where he attended the Rubin Jerusalem Academy of Music while appearing as a regular substitute clarinetist with Israel Philharmonic. He came to Houston in 1995 to study at Rice University, where he earned his Master of Music Degree in 1997.
Tali Morgulis (Piano) has appeared as a soloist with the Thüringen Philharmonic, Malaga Symphony Orchestra, Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, Kaoshung Symphony Orchestra, Haifa Symphony Orchestra, and the Orquestra da Camera Theatro Sao Pedro. Her collaborative performances have seen her paired with Schlomo Mintz, Vadim Gluzman, and Uri Pianka and with numerous chamber ensembles, including the Jupiter Chamber Players, the Firebird Contemporary Ensemble, and the Borromeo String Quartet. Currently Dr. Morgulis is an Associate Professor at the Moores School of Music, University of Houston.
