Teo Milea

Teo Milea
Teo Milea in 2015
Teo Milea in 2015
Background information
Birth nameTeodor Milea
Born (1982-04-21) April 21, 1982 (age 42)
OriginChișineu-Criș, Arad County, Romania
GenresClassical, neoclassical, jazz
Occupation(s)Pianist, composer
InstrumentPiano
Years active2005–present
Websiteteomilea.com

Teo Milea (born April 21, 1982, Chișineu-Criș, Arad County, Romania) is a Romanian pianist and composer. He lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Biography

He began playing the piano at the age of 6 at the Music Lyceum "Sabin Dragoi" in Arad, and he graduated the Faculty of Music at the West University of Timișoara in 2005.[1][2]

After graduating he joined several jazz bands, such as Horea Crișovan Quartet or The Trumpet Sound, together with whom he performed in clubs and festivals in Timișoara, Arad and Caraș Severin.[3][4] He has worked with Amalia Gaiță at "Sounds of Christmas" and "Colours",[5] and they have supported together Timișoara's candidacy for 2021 European Capital of Culture.[6]

During Easter, in 2011, he performed in Bern, Switzerland.[7]

In July 2012 he released his first album on white... and black keys at Timișoara, and after he performed at Vienna, Nuremberg, Dortmund and on October 25 at Godot Cafe-teatru in Bucharest.[8] On December 1, 2012 he performed his music at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium celebrating Romania's National Day.[9] The album on white... and black keys was the runner up of Radio SoloPiano.com 2015 "Classical" Album of the Year in the United States.[10][11]

He married Raluca on July 26, 2013. Raluca Milea acts as his Artist Manager.[9][12]

In 2015 he released Open Minds, his second album, performing at Sala Capitol of Banatul Philharmonic of Timișoara. This performance represented, also, a farewell before his departure to Canada.[13] He moved in Toronto on October 21, 2015.[14] Open Minds was the winner of Radio SoloPiano.com 2016 "Classical" Album of the Year.[15][11]

In 2016 he was one of the top four finalists of CBC Music's Searchlight 2016, organized by CBC Music, with his song Irreversible.[16][17][12] There were 2,000 songs submitted for this contest.[18]

He performed in Chicago, in February 2017,[19][14] and during May 2017 at The Jazz Room, Waterloo, Ontario, Al Green Theatre in Toronto and at Conservatoire de Musique du Québec in Montréal.[16]

Discography

  • on white... and black keys, 2012
  • Open Minds, 2015

Prizes

  • Runner-up of Radio SoloPiano.com 2015 "Classical" Album of the Year, with the on white... and black keys album;
  • Winner of Radio SoloPiano.com 2015 "Classical" Album of the Year, with the Open Minds album;
  • Finalist of CBC Music's Searchlight 2016 with the song Irreversible from the on white... and black keys album.

References

  1. ^ Teo Milea, jazztm.ro. Retrieved 22 August 2017
  2. ^ The Art of the Piano: Teo Milea, romanianclub.ca. Retrieved 28 August 2017
  3. ^ Festivalul de Jazz de la Gărâna 2011 (line-up), muzicadevest.ro. Retrieved 28 August 2017
  4. ^ Zoltan Varga, Sunet de trompeta la Yacht Club, Timis Online, 3 January 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2017
  5. ^ Alina Strugariu, Teo Milea și Amalia Gaiță au adus sunetele Crăciunului în centrul Timișoarei, Timis Online, 20 December 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2017
  6. ^ Otilia Galescu, Teo & Amalia au „colorat” Grădina de Vară, deBanat.ro, 10 June 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2017
  7. ^ Oana M.,De Paști, pianistul Teodor Milea a concertat în Elveția, Timis Online, 27 April 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2017
  8. ^ Dilema Veche vă recomandă, Dilema veche, 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2017
  9. ^ a b Alina Botezatu, Pianistul Teo Milea: „Nu cred că o să fie un moment în care să vrem să emigrăm. Acolo unde te-ai născut este sursa ta de energie”, avocatnet.ro, 26 October 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2017
  10. ^ SoloPiano.com Album of the year Category Winners!, 27 January 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2017
  11. ^ a b Teo Milea | Open Minds LP, Revista muzicală, 1 February 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2017
  12. ^ a b Miguel Morales, Toronto pianist Teo Milea plays Bearspaw, The Calgary Journal, 31 January 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017
  13. ^ Alina Strugariu, Teo Milea si-a luat ramas-bun de la timisoreni: pianistul a umplut din nou sufrageria muzicala, Timis Online, 2 October 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2017
  14. ^ a b Ștefan Both, Pianistul timișorean Teo Milea se pregătește de un concert în Chicago, Adevărul, 9 February 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017
  15. ^ 2015 SoloPiano.com Category Winners Announced!, 26 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2017
  16. ^ a b Robert Rowat, Can Teo Milea and Terry Lim Revive Classical Crossover in Canada, cbcmusic.ca, 3 May 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017
  17. ^ Meet the Top 4 Finalists for Serchlight 2016, cbcmusic.ca, 16 May 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2017
  18. ^ Kiah Welsh, Desirée Dawson wins Searchlight 2016, cbcmusic.ca, 22 May 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2017
  19. ^ Teo Milea, My Piano Stories in Chicago, The local Tourist. Retrieved 22 August 2017