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Ezequiel Fainguersch

Argentine bassoon virtuoso Ezequiel Fainguersch has been carving new paths for the bassoon as a solo instrument by bringing to our attention many undiscovered marvels of South American composers. His first solo CD, featuring music by Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla, Siqueira, and a world premiere by Gerardo Dirie, received rave reviews by some of the top critics of the woodwind world. “If this CD is indicative of what he can do, then I predict his future will be bright indeed" - Ronald Klimko, Journal of the International Double Reed Society

Currently the principal bassoonist of the Orquesta Filarmonica de Chile and professor of bassoon at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Fainguersch has served as principal of numerous top level orchestras around the globe, including the Teatro Colon Opera Orchestra in Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo State Symphony Orchestra of Brazil, Philharmonie der Nationen, Germany, the Sarasota Opera Orchestra, Florida and Cyprus State Chamber Orchestra.
Mr.Fainguersch will be performing in June Villa-Lobos’ and Mozart’s concertos together with the Symphony Orchestra of Peru and in October with prestigious Clarinetist Luis Rossi and the Chamber Orchestra of Chile, Strauss’ Duet-Concertino. Between July and September His busy agenda as a teacher will be taking him to Santiago, north of Chile and Buenos Aires. Where together with principal oboes of Teatro Colon, Maestro Albornoz and Garrote, will be part of the International Double Reed seminaries.

He has appeared at some of the world’s top music festivals, including the Casals Festival and Spoleto Festival USA.
First prize winner of both the Antorchas Chamber Music Competition and the Indiana University Bassoon Competition, Fainguersch is also the recipient of numerous prestigious scholarships, including the Fulbright Scholarship, the Anthony and Olympia Barbera Music Scholarship, and the Antorchas Foundation Music Scholarship.
Together with clarinetist Jorge Montilla, Mr. Fainguersch is a founder/member of the Latin American Ensemble Taku with whom he has been touring in America since its first appearance in Puerto Rico in 2003. The ensemble’s new CD, including pieces by Piazzolla, Herrerias, Villa-Lobos, and Desenes, will be released in December 2008..
In great demand to give master classes and workshops around the world, he has been regularly collaborating with the Fundacion de Orquestas Juveniles in Chile since 2006 and has lead various master classes and music festivals showcasing young and gifted musicians, focusing on the development and musical style of 20th century Latin-American music.
Already as a student at Indiana University he was treading new waters by becoming only the second bassoonist in the institution’s history to receive an Artist’s Diploma. His teachers have included Kim Walker, Nancy Goeres, Noel Devos and Guillermo Roura, and he attended Indiana University, Carnegie Mellon University, and the "Conservatorio Nacional Superior de Musica Carlos Lopez Buchardo" in Buenos Aires.