About Terceto

Terceto was formed in 2017 from a shared desire to explore the vast and diverse repertoire for piano trio.  In addition to well-known masterworks by composers such as Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Ravel, Terceto enjoys exploring lesser-known works by American and Latin American composers, as well as other unjustly neglected repertoire.  The musicians met while all were living in North Carolina, and had performed together in other settings, but never as a piano trio.  They are all drawn to the piano trio as a perfect instrumental grouping to blend solo and chamber music playing, as well as to the incredible wealth of music composed for this genre.

About the Musicians

Fabián López: Violinist Fabián López has toured extensively through the United States, Europe and South America, gaining recognition as a soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. As soloist he has performed with orchestras in the United States, Spain, and France such as Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla, Hebert Springs Festival Orchestra, Orquesta Filarmonica de Málaga, etc. Fabián was a member of the Manuel de Falla String Quartet from 2000-2003 and currently is the first violin of the Carlos Chavez String Quartet. In North Carolina he has appeared as concertmaster of the Greensboro and Ashville Symphonies.

In the pedagogical terrain, he is an active and dedicated teacher, maintaining a studio of prize winning, talented, and committed students. He taught at the Royal Conservatory of Music “Manuel de Falla” of Cádiz, Spain from 1999 to 2004 and has been teaching at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro since 2007. Regularly he presents master classes through the United States, Mexico, and Europe. In the summers he teaches at the Richard Luby International Violin Symposium in Chapel Hill and the Chamber Strings Music Workshop in Rosemont, Pennsylvania.

Fabián has a very diverse and extensive education that makes him “…a violinist that has everything…” and “…expressively thought with distinctive flair…” according to the press. At age eighteen he received a scholarship from the Hispanic-American Joint Committee /Fullbright Commission to continue his studies in the United States. He holds degrees from the Conservatorio Superior de Músicade Málaga (Spain), Baylor University (MM), and The University of Michigan (DMA). Fabián’s love for etudes and infinite curiosity of the trades from the great masters of the past and present, leads him to be the author of a violin etude anthology “Master the Violin Etudes” (www.mastertheviolinetudes.com).  He performs on a violin made by Ioan Guillami, 1756, which is called “little strad” among good friends.

 

Nathan Leyland: Cellist Nathan Leyland, born in Butler, Pennsylvania, later moved to Lynchburg, Virginia and began his cello studies in the public schools at the age of nine. After moving to Ohio he began studies with Richard Bell, associate principal cellist with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and in Connecticut studied with Laura Kane, former principal cellist of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra.

Leyland attended the Manhattan School of Music where he studied with Tchaikovsky Competition gold medalist Nathaniel Rosen, a former student and teaching assistant to the late Gregor Piatigorsky. He has performed as soloist with the Hartford Symphony, Manchester Symphony Orchestra, Southeastern Ohio Symphony Orchestra, Des Moines Symphony Orchestra, and the Welsh Hills Chamber Orchestra. He began his professional career at the age of 20 by becoming the cellist of the Pioneer String Quartet. In addition to that appointment, he was Principal cellist of The Des Moines Symphony Orchestra.

Leyland moved to North Carolina in 2001 and began performing regularly with the North Carolina Symphony, Carolina Ballet, North Carolina Opera, North Carolina Master Chorale, and the Choral Society of Durham. Currently, he is the principal cellist of the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra, Carolina Philharmonic, and the Tar River Symphony Orchestra and is a member of the Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle and cellist with Mallarme Chamber Players. Along with these positions, Leyland is an avid chamber musician and recitalist, performing across much of the United States. In his spare time he enjoys time with his family and playing golf.

 

Jeremy Thompson: Pianist Jeremy Thompson was born in Dipper Harbour, a small fishing village in New Brunswick, Canada.  He furthered his studies at McGill University in Montreal, studying with Marina Mdivani who was herself a student of Emil Gilels. Thompson was honored with two of Canada’s most prestigious doctoral fellowships to pursue his doctoral studies and in 2005 he earned a Doctorate of Music in Piano Performance. During this time he performed with such orchestras as the Saint Petersburg State Academic Orchestra, the Saratov Philharmonic Orchestra, the Georgian National Orchestra, and the McGill Symphony Orchestra as well as appearing extensively in recital performances including a Debut Atlantic tour of Eastern Canada and three trips to the former Soviet Union.

Thompson has performed to universal acclaim in recital and concerto settings throughout North America.  Recent performances include concerto performances with the Charlottesville Symphony, North Carolina Symphony, Montreal Chamber Orchestra, Symphony New Brunswick and the Western Piedmont Symphony Orchestra, as well as recitals in Montreal, Philadelphia, Reading, Hamilton, Potsdam, Louisville, Raleigh, Greensboro and Winston-Salem. He regularly presents masterclasses and is a passionate teacher focusing on a relaxed and fluid technique and developing self-expression.

Jeremy Thompson is represented by Hudson-Brown Agency. (hudsonbrownagency.com)