Embassy Fall Concert Series

The Jerusalem Trio; Piano, Violin, Cello
November 2, 2005

The Jerusalem Trio has established a major international career based on its thoughtful and passionate music making. This award-winning young piano trio has thrilled audiences in the United States, Canada, Japan, Germany, Israel, Australia, South America, New Zealand and beyond. Winners of the first prize at the 1999 Osaka International Chamber Music Competition, they were also prize winners at the 1995 Melbourne International Competition and have won, as individuals, America-Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship awards.

Established in Israel in 1989, the group began working together under the auspices of the Jerusalem Music Centre. Founded by Isaac Stern and former mayor of Jerusalem Teddy Kollek as a meeting point for visiting international masters and talented young Israeli musicians, the Centre helped position the Jerusalem Trio as Israel's leading piano trio. At the time, the Strad commented "...the Jerusalem Trio took a different, but thought-provoking view, the myriad colours they have at their disposal having the hallmark of impending greatness...". Indeed, these young artists have collaborated in performance with some very great masters, including Isaac Stern, Pinchas Zukerman and Shlomo Mintz. The latest CD of the three young musicians is the first release for the Jerusalem Trio on the JMC label. The group recorded works of Shostakovich and Ravel following their highly acclaimed Brahms recording (DOREMI DDR-71132), about which "Fanfare Magazine" commented "Youthful zest and virtuosity abound in these intensely emotional readings" (September, 1998). The Ensemble maintains a steady schedule of recitals, orchestral performances of Beethoven's "Triple" Concerto with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic, Santiago Philharmonic and the Camerata Virtuosi at the Avery Fisher Hall - Lincoln Center in New-York. The members of the Jerusalem Trio are teaching and recording on a regular basis throughout North America, Asia and Europe. Numerous festivals keep them busy, including the Pro-Festival in Rolandseck and Insel Hombroich in Germany, Kfar Blum Festival in Israel, the Dubrovnick Festival in Croatia and the Banff Festival in Canada. They have performed in such prestigious concert halls as Avery Fisher Hall in New York's Lincoln Center, the Berlin Philharmonic Chamber Hall, the Alte Oper in Frankfurt and the Melbourne Symphony Hall in Australia. All members of the Jerusalem Trio are faculty members of the Rubin Music Academy at the Jerusalem Hebrew University.