The Greenwich Trio is a classical piano trio

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...

 formed in 2006. Its members are Lana Trotovšek

Lana Trotovsek

Lana Trotovšek is a Slovenian violinist and member of The Greenwich Trio.-Early life and education:Lana Trotovšek was born in 1983 to a family of gifted musicians in Ljubljana, Slovenia...

 (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....

), Stjepan Hauser

Stjepan Hauser

- Early life and musical training :Hauser was born in Pula to a musical family, where he began his musical education. He has a sister who is a journalist in Pula. Hauser finished secondary school in Rijeka...

 (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 Yoko Misumi

Yoko Misumi

Yoko Misumi is a Japanese classical pianist.Misumi was born in Kyoto, Japan to a musical family and started her piano lessons very early. At age 14 she received the Second Prize in the prestigious Kyoto Piano Competition...

 (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 Greenwich Trio, described by cellist

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...

 Bernard Greenhouse

Bernard Greenhouse

Bernard Greenhouse was an American cellist and one of the founding members of the Beaux Arts Trio.-Life:Greenhouse was born in Newark, New Jersey. He started his professional studies with Felix Salmond at the Juilliard School when he was eighteen...

 as the "New Beaux Arts Trio

Beaux Arts Trio

The Beaux Arts Trio was a noted piano trio. They made their debut on July 13, 1955 at the Berkshire Music Festival, known today as the Tanglewood Music Center. Their final American concert was held at Tanglewood on August 21, 2008. It was webcast live and archived on NPR Music...

", is formed by pianist Yoko Misumi, Beethoven Society of Europe top prize-winner; Lana Trotovsek, a talent unveiled by Ruggiero Ricci

Ruggiero Ricci

Ruggiero Ricci is an Italian-American violinist known for performances and recordings of the works of Paganini. He was born in San Bruno, California. Ricci's brother was cellist and his sister Emma played violin with the New York Metropolitan Opera.He is the son of Italian immigrants. His...

’s at Salzburg's Mozarteum; and cellist Stjepan Hauser, last student of Mstislav Rostropovich

Mstislav Rostropovich

Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich, KBE , known to close friends as Slava, was a Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor. He was married to the soprano Galina Vishnevskaya. He is widely considered to have been the greatest cellist of the second half of the 20th century, and one of the greatest of...

 and winner of 21 first prizes all over the world.

The trio won series of first prizes in the international chamber music competitions in UK, Belgium and Italy.

The Greenwich Trio now receives regular coaching from Bernard Greenhouse and Stephen Kovacevich

Stephen Kovacevich

Stephen Kovacevich , who has also been known as Stephen Bishop and Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich is an American classical pianist and conductor.-Biography:...

, and has also received coaching from Beaux Arts Trio, Ivry Gitlis

Ivry Gitlis

Ivry Gitlis is an Israeli violinist and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. He has performed with the world's top orchestras , and many of his recordings are considered classics.-Life:Born in Haifa, Mandate Palestine to Jewish immigrants from Russia,...

, Alban Berg Quartet

Alban Berg Quartet

The Alban Berg Quartett was a string quartet founded in Vienna, Austria in 1970, named after the famous composer Alban Berg.-Members:- Beginnings :...

, Wihan Quartet

Wihan Quartet

The Wihan Quartet is a Czech string quartet currently in residence at the Trinity College of Music, London. The quartet was founded at the Prague Academy of Musical Arts in 1985 by Leoš Čepický , Jan Schulmeister , Jiří Žigmund and Aleš Kaspřík...

, The Schubert Ensemble, Israel Piano Trio

Israel Piano Trio

The Israel Piano Trio is a classical piano trio founded in 1972 by the pianist Alexander Volkov, the violinist Menahem Breuer, and the cellist Zvi Harell, who was later replaced by Marcel Bergman...

, and Rivka Golani

Rivka Golani

Rivka Golani is an Israeli viola player.She has performed as soloist with orchestras including the Boston Symphony, Royal Concertgebouw, BBC Symphony, BBC Philharmonic, Hong Kong Symphony, Singapore Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, Tokyo Metropolitan,...

. They have performed in some of the most prestigious European international music festivals.

External links

• The Greenwich Trio Win First Prize at "Carlo Mosso" 2008 in Italy (Trinity College of Music
  Trinity College of Music
  Trinity College of Music is one of the London music conservatories, based in Greenwich. It is part of Trinity Laban.The conservatoire is inheritor of elegant riverside buildings of the former Greenwich Hospital, designed in part by Sir Christopher Wren...
  
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• Greenwich Trio speelt Mozart en Ravel in Iskra Monumentconcert (Weekblad De Duinstreek)
• Stjepan Hauser performed for Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace on April 23 (croatia.org)