TRIO SOLISTI

(Klibonoff) "…master of the touch, color, dynamics, and style was evident aplenty, and a first class interpretive intelligence. There are concerts and there are concerts, but this seemed a privileged encounter." - Boston Globe

(Bachmann) … crisply clean, warmly lyrical, unexpectedly sensuous … a major talent." - The New York Times

(Gerlach) "… to judge from the amazing level of artistry and technical professionalism she can take her place in the world of music anywhere." - The Strad

Maria Bachmann, violin
Alexis Pia Gerlach, viola
Jon Klibonoff, piano

The members of Trio Solisti have performed at Alice Tully Hall and Weill Hall in New York, Jordan Hall in Boston, the Ambassador Auditorium in Los Angeles, The Kennedy Center and Library of Congress in Washington, Shriver Hall in Baltimore, Spivey Hall in Atlanta, Pick-Staiger Hall in Chicago, and throughout the United States as well as performing in 23 countries around the world. The members of Trio Solisti have been frequent guests of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and their collaborations have included performances with Yo-Yo Ma, Mstislav Rostropovich, Leonard Slatkin, James DePriest, Dawn Upshaw, Richard Stoltzman, Gilbert Kalish, Ani Kavafian, David Shifrin, The Lark String Quartet, The American String Quartet, and the St. Lawrence String Quartet.

Trio Solisti's two debut recordings, both released in fall 2004, are an all Brahms CD for Marquis Classics, and a CD of music by Paul Moravec for the Arabesque label which includes World Premier recordings of Moravec's 2004 Pulitzer prize winning work composed for Trio Solisti, Tempest Fantasy with guest clarinetist David Krakauer, and Mood Swings for piano trio. In 2003, a documentary video, "Trio Solisti Explores Beethoven", was released by the Films for Humanities and Sciences. Academy Award nominated director Josh Aronson's video traces the trio's interpretive decision making in rehearsals, and performances of Beethoven's masterworks, the "Ghost" and "Archduke" trios. This video is available on DVD, and the Trio's promo video streams on their web site

Highlights of 2004 include Trio Solisti's debut performances at Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater, on Lincoln Center's Great Performers Series at The Walter Reade Theater, and at The Tuscan Sun Festival in Cortona, Italy. In 2004, the Trio appeared on the nationally broadcast radio show "St Paul Sunday", and was featured by NPR's "Performance Today" .

Trio Solisti has been presented by The Morgan Library in New York City in two concert series, and they present a concert series at the St. Louis Museum of Art, and at Adelphi University, NY where the trio is the resident ensemble. Trio Solisti is the founding ensemble of Telluride MusicFest, and has performed at Seattle's Meany Hall, Troy Chromatic concerts, La Jolla's Revelle series, Milwaukee Symphony's Pabst series, and they were presented at Carnegie's Weill Hall by The American Academy in Rome.

Trio Solisti presents many special programs such as "Exploring Beethoven", "Intimate Brahms", "Le Grand Tango", "Americans in Paris", "Great Impressionists", and "Made in America", among others. While the Trio encompasses all the standard repertoire from Beethoven and Schubert to Ravel and Shostakovich, they are also active in presenting works by contemporary composers including Paul Schoenfield, John Anthony Lennon, John Musto, Scott Johnson, and even a little known early trio by Leonard Bernstein . Their repertoire includes arrangements made by Maria Bachmann and Jon Klibonoff ranging from Gershwin Songs, Falla Suite Populaire Espagnole, Milhaud Saudades do Brazil, to Brahms Hungarian Dances, Czardas by Hubay and Monti, and Hoe-Down by Aaron Copland among others.

For further information visit: www.triosolisti.com