TERESA ALAMÁ IZQUIERDO

Cellist with extensive orchestral and international experience

Education and training

Teresa earned her advanced qualification in cello at the Conservatorio Superior de Música Joaquín Rodrigo in Valencia.
She continued her studies with Álvaro Campos, Professor of Cello at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Córdoba.
She completed a master’s degree in Musical Performance and Research with Lluís Claret at VIU — Universidad Internacional de Valencia.

TEACHERS, INFLUENCES AND TEACHING

She has studied with Rafael Ramos, Salvador Escrig, Suzana Stefanović, Iagoba Fanlo, Arnau Tomàs, Asier Polo, Ángel Luis Quintana, Christopher Vandespar, José Enrique Bouché, Mijhai Dancila, Félix Ayo, Damián Martínez, Daniel Grosgurin, Christian Florea, Mariano García, Othmar Müller and María de Macedo.
She has taught cello and chamber music at the Conservatorio Profesional de Música de Llíria.
For more than ten years, she has held professorships in cello at the higher conservatoires of Valencia, Castellón and Alicante.

ORCHESTRAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

She has performed with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid, Orquesta Nacional de España, Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid, Orquesta de Valencia, Banda Sinfónica Municipal de Madrid, Banda Municipal de Bilbao and Banda Municipal de Valencia.
She has shared the stage with distinguished soloists including Maria João Pires, Hilary Hahn, Mstislav Rostropovich, Juan Diego Flórez, Ara Malikian, Vasko Vassilev, Keito Saito, Pamela Nicholson, Asier Polo and Xavier de Maistre.
In 2013, she performed with The World Orchestra on its tour United in Music.

TODAY

Today, Teresa combines performing with a range of ensembles and chamber music projects with her role as Professor of Cello at the Conservatorio Superior de Música Óscar Esplá in Alicante. She is also pursuing a doctorate in Art, Production and Research at the Universitat Politècnica de València. Her extensive orchestral and international experience reflects a commitment to bringing classical music to a wide range of audiences. She plays a 2004 cello by Nicolas Gilles, awarded a silver medal at the VSA Competition in Portland, USA.