- Claremont Trio
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Claremont Trio Origin New York City, New York, United States Genres Classical Years active 1999—present Website http://claremonttrio.com/ Members Emily Bruskin, Julia Bruskin, Donna Kwong Claremont Trio is a piano trio composed of Juilliard School alumnae Emily Bruskin (violin), Julia Bruskin (cello), and Donna Kwong (piano). The group was founded at Juilliard in 1999, and made its performance debut at the 92nd Street Y, on the Upper East Side.[1] The trio has won several competitions and prizes, including the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio Award and the Young Concert Artists International Auditions (2001).[1][2] It has performed at the Kennedy Center, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Joe's Pub and the Mostly Mozart and Bard Music festivals.[1][3]
Repertoire
- Beethoven
- Trio in E-flat Major, Op.1 No. 1
- Trio in E-flat Major Op. 1 No. 2
- Trio in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3
- Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11
- Trio in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 "Ghost"
- Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2
- Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke"
- Allegretto for piano trio in B-flat Major, WoO 39
- "Kakadu" Variations, Op. 121
- Variations on an Original Theme in E-flat Major, Op. 44
- Piano Trio on Irish Folk Tunes, Frank Martin
- Trio in d minor, Opus 63, Schumann[4]
- Cafe Music, Paul Schoenfield[3]
Discography
- Mendelssohn Trios Op. 49 & 66 Arabesque Recordings, 2004[5]
- Shostakovich & Arensky Trios Tria Records, 2006[6]
- Jonathan Cohler & Claremont Trio Ongaku Records, 2009[7]
References
- ^ a b c (2007). Award-winning Claremont Trio to perform Nov. 16. Retrieved January 12, 2008, from http://www.middlebury.edu/about/pubaff/news_releases/2007/pubaff_633295922114512412.htm
- ^ (2007). Claremont Trio Bio. Retrieved January 12, 2008, from http://www.iwwf.org/claremont.php
- ^ a b Claremont Trio. Retrieved January 12, 2008, from http://www.yca.org/claremont.html
- ^ Clare, John. (2007). Five Things about the Claremont Trio. Retrieved January 12, 2008, from http://classicallyhip.blogspot.com/2007/09/five-things-about-claremont-trio.html
- ^ Amazon.com. (2008). Amazon.com: Mendelssohn: Trios Op. 49 & 66: Music: Felix Mendelssohn, Claremont Trio. Retrieved January 12, 2008, from http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006L2J84
- ^ Amazon.com (2008). Amazon.com: Shostakovich & Arensky Trios: Music: Claremont Trio, Anton Arensky (1861-1906); Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975), Piano Trio. Retrieved January 12, 2008, from http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MN6KR2
- ^ "Amazon.com: Jonathan Cohler & Claremont Trio". Ongaku Records, Inc.. http://www.amazon.com/Jonathan-Cohler-Claremont-Trio/dp/B001PACYW6. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
External links
- Official site
- Hear the Claremont Trio in concert from WGBH Boston
- The group's tour blog
- An interview with the Claremonts
- Performances by the Claremont Trio from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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