Tutunov & Friends
Special Guests Brian Hall and Tereza Golumbková.
Alexander Tutunov is widely recognized as one of the most outstanding virtuosos of the former Soviet Union. First Prize winner of the Belarusian National Piano Competition and winner of the Russian National Piano Competition. Tutunov’s playing was described by Soviet Culture, Moscow, as “exhilarating and inspired, and which demonstrated a unique talent”. Dr. Tutunov maintains a busy performing schedule in Europe, China, Mexico, and the United States as a recitalist, soloist with orchestra, and on radio and television. Dr. Tutunov is also in demand as an adjudicator for piano competitions. Alexander Tutunov now lives in Ashland, where he is Professor of Piano and Artist in Residence at Southern Oregon University.
2015 Seattle International Piano Competition award winner Brian Hall lives in Medford, Oregon with his wife and five children. He has worked as an anesthesiologist in Medford for over thirteen years. In addition, he currently serves as the Chief of Staff at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. Before attending medical school at the University of Utah he completed a bachelors degree in piano performance at Brigham Young University, where he studied with Dr. Paul Pollei. Brian’s wife Jill is also a musician, and music plays an important role in their home. He believes music is vitally important for developing children into well-rounded adults. Brian was blessed to find a new piano mentor in Dr. Alexander Tutunov. Alexander’s incredible musical talents and great generosity were instrumental in Brian returning to the stage.
Tereza Golombková was born in 2002 in České Budějovice, also known as Budweis, which is the capital city of South Bohemia in the Czech Republic. Coming from a non-musical family, she grew up in the small village of Horní Stropnice, near the Czech Austrian border. She began piano lessons at the age of four at a local music school, but her serious musical training started at fifteen under the guidance of Mgr. Dinara Suleymanova, with whom she later continued her studies at the Conservatory of České Budějovice.
During her time at the Conservatory, Tereza participated in numerous competitions both in the Czech Republic and abroad, performing as a soloist and chamber musician. Her awards include Third Prize at the Beethoven Piano Competition in Teplice and Third Prize at the Broumov Piano Key Competition. In chamber music, she is a laureate of the Bohuslav Martinů Competition and the International Competition of Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf.
Tereza graduated from the Conservatory in 2023 with honors and is currently continuing her studies at Southern Oregon University in the piano studio of Dr. Alexander Tutunov. She is the recipient of several prestigious scholarships, including the Evans Family Music Scholarship and the Music Talent Scholarship.
In addition to her passion for the piano, Tereza has also developed a love for the organ and has been studying with Dr. Margaret Evans since the spring of 2024. While in the United States, she has won several top prizes in online competitions, was selected as a winner of the Brookings Harbor Friends of Music Scholarship Auditions and was named an alternate winner at the MTNA State Competition 2025.
Tereza’s dream is to become a versatile musician who can communicate and share the beauty and power of musical art, whether in church, concert hall, or through teaching.
| Position | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| President | Tom Lowell | 541-821-3032 |
| Vice President | Maria Neville | 541-772-8191 |
| Secretary | Daniel Wells | 458-225-4626 |
| Treasurer | Joy Lowell | 541-951-3008 |
| Member at Large | Margaret Brown | 541-773-5992 |
Community Concerts Association has been part of the Rogue Valley entertainment scene since 1931, bringing enjoyment to thousands of residents and visitors. In 1920, a Chicago music manager, Harry P. Harrison, found himself with a tenor to promote and not enough performance dates. He added several other performers and offered them as a series of attractions to music clubs, guaranteeing their appearance once enough subscription funds had been raised for his “All-Star Series.” At that time, local music groups typically assumed the full financial risk of promoting concerts—often at a deficit that community patrons or fundraisers had to cover.
In response, twelve cities were organized in the first year as Civic Music Associations. These nonprofit groups collected all necessary funds by selling memberships in advance, before contracting performing artists. Eight years later, the same concept was adopted on the East Coast with the formation of the Community Concerts Association, which sent representatives to communities to help interested citizens form local organizations.
The Medford Civic Music Association was established in 1931 under this model. The organization later changed its name to Community Concerts, and the Association was formally incorporated in 1966.
