The Kandinsky
Trio has established
itself as one of America's foremost chamber ensembles. Described as
"spirited and persuasive" (American Record Guide's "Music
in Concert"), and "virtuosity, with spine-tingling precision"
(Cincinnati Enquirer), the Trio draws in new audiences with
both its passionate performances of masterworks and innovative ideas
in re-defining chamber music.
Recent
seasons have included tours throughout the country and performances
in such cities as New York (Miller Theater and Merkin Hall), Washington
(The Kennedy Center), Atlanta (Spivey Hall), Oklahoma City, Tampa
(Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center), Portland, Charleston, and San
Francisco. The Kandinsky Trio has also been heard at such venues
as the Interlochen Festival, the Concert Society at Maryland, the
Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville, Cincinnati's Arnoff
Center, and the Center for the Arts at Penn State. Its performances
have been aired on the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour,
National Public Radio's
Performance Today, WNYC's Around New York, and over the
Minnesota Public Radio Network.
In 2002,
the Trio was in Residence at the European/American Masterclasses
at the Hindemith Center in Blonay, Switzerland and continues its
annual residency at the Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach, FL
as well as its ongoing Residency at historic Roanoke College in Virginia.
The Kandinsky
Trio is one of only six piano trios ever to win the prestigious Chamber
Music America Residency Award. In 19999, the Kandinsky Trio was honored
to be chosen by Senator Charles Robb as the representative of the
Commonwealth of Virginia at Kennedy Center's State Days series. In
addition the ensemble has received awards from the Theodore Presser
and Carpenter foundations to extend its artistry and visionary residency
ideas to under-served communities.
The Kandinsky
Trio regularly collaborates, both at home and on tour, with such
artists as bassist James VanDemark, violinist/violist Ida Kavafian,
cellist Steven Doane, soprano Dawn Upshaw, composer Gunther Schuller,
storyteller Connie Regan-Blake, and jazz legend Larry Coryell. Their
innovative projects have included Mike Reid's Tales of Appalachia for
Trio and storyteller, commissioned for the Trio by nine presenting
organizations and performed on over 100 concert series and a brand
new work, John D'earth's Natural Bridge, for Trio, jazz
bass and guitar with jazz great Kurt Rosenwinkel.
