Claremont Trio
Encyclopedia
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
. The trio has won several competitions and prizes, including the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio Award and the Young Concert Artists International Auditions (2001). It has performed at the Kennedy Center
, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
, Joe's Pub
and the Mostly Mozart
and Bard Music festivals.
Piano trio
A piano trio is a group of piano and two other instruments, usually a violin and a cello, or a piece of music written for such a group. It is one of the most common forms found in classical chamber music...
composed of Juilliard School
Juilliard School
The Juilliard School, located at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, United States, is a performing arts conservatory which was established in 1905...
alumnae Emily Bruskin (violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
), Julia Bruskin (cello
Cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
), and Donna Kwong (piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
). The group was founded at Juilliard in 1999, and made its performance debut at the 92nd Street Y
92nd Street Y
92nd Street Y is a multifaceted cultural institution and community center located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States, at the corner of E. 92nd Street and Lexington Avenue. Its full name is 92nd Street Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association...
, on the Upper East Side
Upper East Side
The Upper East Side is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, between Central Park and the East River. The Upper East Side lies within an area bounded by 59th Street to 96th Street, and the East River to Fifth Avenue-Central Park...
. The trio has won several competitions and prizes, including the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio Award and the Young Concert Artists International Auditions (2001). It has performed at the Kennedy Center
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts center located on the Potomac River, adjacent to the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C...
, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum or Fenway Court, as the museum was known during Isabella Stewart Gardner's lifetime, is a museum in the Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, located within walking distance of the Museum of Fine Arts and near the Back Bay Fens...
, Joe's Pub
Joe's Pub
Joe's Pub at Public Theater is a nightclub that hosts live performances regularly. The venue, which is a non-profit operation, is located at 425 Lafayette Street near Astor Place in Manhattan, New York City...
and the Mostly Mozart
Mostly Mozart
The Mostly Mozart Festival is a summer series of concerts held at Lincoln Center in New York City. Currently, the artistic director is Jane Moss while the music director is Louis Langrée. In 2006, it celebrated its 40th anniversary and the 250th anniversary of its namesake Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's...
and Bard Music festivals.
Repertoire
- BeethovenLudwig van BeethovenLudwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of...
- 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. 11Piano Trio No. 4 (Beethoven)The Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 11, was composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1797 and published in Vienna the next year. It is one of a series of early chamber works, many involving woodwind instruments because of their popularity and novelty at the time. The trio is scored for piano, clarinet ,...
- 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 MartinFrank Martin (composer)Frank Martin was a Swiss composer, who lived a large part of his life in the Netherlands.-Childhood and youth:...
- Trio in d minor, Opus 63, SchumannRobert SchumannRobert Schumann, sometimes known as Robert Alexander Schumann, was a German composer, aesthete and influential music critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most representative composers of the Romantic era....
- Cafe Music, Paul SchoenfieldPaul SchoenfieldPaul Schoenfield is a classical composer. He is known for combining popular, folk, and classical music forms.Schoenfield was born in 1947 in Detroit, Michigan. He began to take piano lessons at the age of six, and wrote his first composition a year later. Among his teachers were Julius Chajes,...
Discography
- MendelssohnFelix MendelssohnJakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Barthóldy , use the form 'Mendelssohn' and not 'Mendelssohn Bartholdy'. The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians gives ' Felix Mendelssohn' as the entry, with 'Mendelssohn' used in the body text...
Trios Op. 49 & 66 Arabesque Recordings, 2004 - ShostakovichDmitri ShostakovichDmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich was a Soviet Russian composer and one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century....
& ArenskyAnton ArenskyAnton Stepanovich Arensky -Biography:Arensky was born in Novgorod, Russia. He was musically precocious and had composed a number of songs and piano pieces by the age of nine...
Trios Tria Records, 2006 - Jonathan CohlerJonathan CohlerJonathan Cohler is an American clarinetist, conductor and teacher.-Education:Cohler received a bachelor's degree in physics from Harvard University in 1980....
& Claremont Trio Ongaku Records, 2009
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 MuseumIsabella Stewart Gardner MuseumThe Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum or Fenway Court, as the museum was known during Isabella Stewart Gardner's lifetime, is a museum in the Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, located within walking distance of the Museum of Fine Arts and near the Back Bay Fens...