Jupiter Trio, Trio
Performances by Jupiter Trio
| Composer | Title | Date | Action |
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| Dmitry Shostakovich | Trio for Piano, Violin, and Cello No. 2 in e minor, Op. 67 | 01/23/2009 |
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| Ludwig van Beethoven | Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in B-flat Major, Op. 11 | 01/14/2009 |
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| Sergei Rachmaninov | Trio No. 1 for Piano, Violin and Cello in g minor, “Trio Elegiaque” | 01/27/2009 |
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| Josef Suk | Elegy for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 23 | 01/18/2009 |
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Jupiter Trio, Trio
Biography
Founded in 1998 in San Francisco, and currently the Ensemble-in-Residence at the DePaul University School of Music in Chicago, the Jupiter Trio is renowned for its passionate and dedicated approach to the piano trio repertoire. Widely praised for its mesmerizing energy in performance, the Jupiter Trio was awarded first prize at the Fourth Osaka International Chamber Music Competition in 2002. Chosen from 54 ensembles representing 19 countries, the Jupiter Trio became the first American ensemble in the history of the competition to bring home the gold medal.
The Jupiter Trio recorded its first CD for Bridge Records, featuring works of Beethoven and Shostakovich. Upon release, the CD was an instant success, garnering many favorable reviews and winning the 2004 Samuel Sanders Collaborative Artist Award from the Classical Recording Foundation. The Japanese Chamber Music Foundation also released a CD of some of the Trio's prize-winning performances from the Osaka Competition, including works of Mozart, Hummel, and Dvorak.
In addition to being the faculty Ensemble-in-Residence at DePaul, the Trio holds additional ongoing teaching posts as the Ensemble-in-Residence for the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra (PACO), and as artists/faculty to the Yehudi Menuhin Chamber Music Seminar at San Francisco State University. In 2004, the Trio completed an 11-city tour of Japan under the auspices of the Japan Chamber Music Foundation and made its New York debut at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall.
Appearances at the Saratoga and Caramoor Music Festivals, as well as the Schneider Concerts series at the New School University, highlight some of the Trio's recent activities, as do numerous radio broadcasts, including NPR's Performance Today and Chicago's Live from WFMT. The Jupiter Trio was also the subject of a two-hour program for national Japanese television, including interviews and a live performance from Izumi Hall in Osaka. In 2005, the Trio recorded pieces by Martin Bresnick and Kurt Westerberg on the Cantaloupe and Southport Records labels, respectively. Additional upcoming events are listed on the group's website, www.jupitertrio.org.