The Duo Pilger and Fialkow presents a recital of works for cello and piano. The program is prepared with pieces composed by Bach, Villa-Lobos, Claudio Santoro, and Marcos Lucas.

Hugo Pilger, cello, and Ney Fialkow, piano, have been playing as a duo since their debut in Berlin in 2006. They have been featured in important concert halls in Brazil and Latin America with a repertoire centered on Brazilian music. The album “Claudio Santoro: the complete works for cello and piano,” released by the duo in 2020, was promptly praised by music critics, culminating with the nomination for the Latin Grammy of 2021 as the best classical album.

Internationally acclaimed cellist Hugo Pilger has performed in South America, North America, and Europe, appearing as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra (OSB), Campinas Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of the City of Curitiba, Bahia Symphony Orchestra, Petrobras Symphony Orchestra, Ouro Preto Orchestra, Brazil’s National Symphony Orchestra, Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro’s Orchestra, and Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra. He performed both the 2006 Brazilian premiere of Henri Dutilleux’s prestigious Tout un Monde Lointain, for cello and orchestra and in the 2009 Latin-American premiere of Arvo Pärt’s cello concerto, Pro et Contra. Hugo Pilger began his cello studies with Milton Bock at Fundarte (Arts Foundation of Montenegro - Rio Grande do Sul), before moving to Rio in 1987. He completed his BM, MM, and DMA degrees at the Federal University of State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), where he studied with Marcio Malard and Alceu Reis. A member of the Porto Alegre Trio, Mr. Pilger is also a professor of cello at the Federal University of State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO).

Winner of several piano competitions including the much-coveted Eldorado Music Prize in São Paulo, pianist Ney Fialkow conciliates a busy career as a soloist and collaborative pianist with that of Full Professor in the Music Department of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, where he also obtained his Bachelor of Music performance degree, under Zuleika Rosa Guedes. His recital appearances have captivated audiences in many distinguished concert halls in his country and abroad. Ney Fialkow has taught piano master classes at music schools and festivals throughout Brazil and internationally; he has also served as a jury member for several reputed piano competitions. Under sponsorship by the Brazilian Government, Ney Fialkow holds the Master of Music degree from the New England Conservatory (Boston) under the guidance of Patricia Zander, and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree, with distinction, from the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University, where he studied with Ann Schein.