Podcasts about beaux arts trio

durée : 01:28:30 - Relax ! du vendredi 02 mai 2025 - par : Lionel Esparza - On lui a déjà consacré plusieurs émissions, mais le Beaux-Arts Trio a tellement marqué nos oreilles et notre histoire musicale qu'on a toujours envie d'y revenir : il reste un modèle pour toutes les formations de musique de chambre. Petit tour de piste supplémentaire dans sa discographie...

durée : 01:28:30 - Relax ! du vendredi 02 mai 2025 - par : Lionel Esparza - On lui a déjà consacré plusieurs émissions, mais le Beaux-Arts Trio a tellement marqué nos oreilles et notre histoire musicale qu'on a toujours envie d'y revenir : il reste un modèle pour toutes les formations de musique de chambre. Petit tour de piste supplémentaire dans sa discographie...

durée : 00:25:05 - Daniel Hope, violoniste (1/5) - par : Judith Chaine - Musicien curieux, humaniste et engagé, le violoniste Daniel Hope est notre invité cette semaine. De sa relation privilégiée avec Yehudi Menuhin à ses années au Beaux-Arts Trio en passant par sa formaation auprès de Zarkhar Bron, il se livre sur sa vie musicale et sur sa vision de l'artiste. - réalisé par : Adrien Roch

durée : 00:25:13 - Daniel Hope, violoniste (2/5) - par : Judith Chaine - Musicien curieux, humaniste et engagé, le violoniste Daniel Hope est notre invité cette semaine. De sa relation privilégiée avec Yehudi Menuhin à ses années au Beaux-Arts Trio en passant par sa formaation auprès de Zarkhar Bron, il se livre sur sa vie musicale et sur sa vision de l'artiste. - réalisé par : Adrien Roch

durée : 00:25:19 - Daniel Hope, violoniste (3/5) - par : Judith Chaine - Musicien curieux, humaniste et engagé, le violoniste Daniel Hope est notre invité cette semaine. De sa relation privilégiée avec Yehudi Menuhin à ses années au Beaux-Arts Trio en passant par sa formation auprès de Zarkhar Bron, il se livre sur sa vie musicale et sur sa vision de l'artiste. - réalisé par : Adrien Roch

durée : 00:25:06 - Daniel Hope, violoniste (4/5) - par : Judith Chaine - Musicien curieux, humaniste et engagé, le violoniste Daniel Hope est notre invité cette semaine. De sa relation privilégiée avec Yehudi Menuhin à ses années au Beaux-Arts Trio en passant par sa formaation auprès de Zarkhar Bron, il se livre sur sa vie musicale et sur sa vision de l'artiste. - réalisé par : Adrien Roch

durée : 00:25:12 - Daniel Hope, violoniste (5/5) - par : Judith Chaine - Musicien curieux, humaniste et engagé, le violoniste Daniel Hope est notre invité cette semaine. De sa relation privilégiée avec Yehudi Menuhin à ses années au Beaux-Arts Trio en passant par sa formaation auprès de Zarkhar Bron, il se livre sur sa vie musicale et sur sa vision de l'artiste. - réalisé par : Adrien Roch

durée : 00:58:32 - Le Beaux-Arts Trio : une légende - par : Aurélie Moreau - « Ces interprètes atteignent un degré de concentration poétique et de plénitude sonore qui semble difficilement surpassable » (Harmonie). Le Beaux-Arts Trio a connu un succès unanime tout au long de sa carrière, de 1955 à 2009.

durée : 00:22:55 - Les Trios d'Anton Arensky par le Beaux-Arts Trio - Les Trios avec piano d'Arenski représentent parfaitement le trio avec piano russe de l'époque romantique, une forme «inventée» par Tchaïkovski, ami intime et source d'inspiration pour Arenski.

"Ich bin heilfroh, dass Menahem Pressler diese Zeit gerade nicht mehr mitbekommt." Das sagt Geiger Daniel Hope über seinen Freund und Mentor, mit dem er im legendären Beaux Arts Trio spielte. Am 16. Dezember wäre Menahem Pressler 100 Jahre alt geworden.

durée : 01:58:46 - Menahem Pressler (1923-2023) (1) - par : Philippe Cassard - Le célèbre pianiste du Beaux-Arts Trio a débuté sa carrière comme soliste : un pianiste inspiré, vif-argent, à la sonorité magnifique. Rares archives. - réalisé par : Colin Gruel

Klaviertrios sind meist feste Gebilde: Ensembles wie das Trio Wanderer oder früher das Beaux Arts Trio zeigen schon im Namen an, dass sie zusammengehören. Jetzt ist eine Aufnahme der vier Klaviertrios von Antonin Dvorák erschienen, bei der die Formation die Namen der Solisten trägt: Veronika Jarůšková an der Geige, der Cellist Peter Jarůšek und Boris Giltburg am Klavier. Ob die Drei dennoch eine Einheit bilden, verrät nun Christoph Vratz.

El portal de los podcast desde Aragón y para todo el planeta. Este es el podcast del programa 986, donde hablamos de festivales, emitido el pasado martes en Radio Somontano. Hoy hablamos del Ciclo En torno al Agua, Festival SoundMontano y Festival del Castillo de Ainsa. Ademas escuchamos novedades. Escuchamos a Cristina Suey, Gabriel Sopeña, Beaux Arts Trio, Ana Alcaide, Belen Bandera y Luar na Lubre. Suscribete a nuestros episodios y no te pierdas ninguno Envíanos tus notas de voz a 654 93 42 41 Autor del programa: Francho Martinez Visita nuestros portales https://podcastaragon.es/ y https://musicaypalabras.es/

Meeting his boss's insatiable desire for new content 'forced' [his word] Joseph Haydn to write original, inventive music that sounds as fresh and full of life today as when it was written. And he wrote so much great music that I only heard this piano trio for the first time this week - and it's wonderful stuff. Listening time 19 mins (podcast 6', music 13')   The music is here, played by the incomparable Beaux Arts Trio on Youtube and Spotify. If you're listening on Apple or Amazon you need a link for each movement/ track: Amazon mvt 1 / Amazon mvt 2 Apple mvt 1/ Apple mvt 2   You can buy a recording of the piece as a high-quality download for a couple of quid here at Presto Music. Be sure to get the right one - the full title of the piece is: Haydn: Piano Trio No. 19 in F, Hob.XV:6   What do you think? Tell me with a comment at www.cacophonyonline.com! I'd love to hear from you!   If you'd like to support Cacophony there are easy, great, ways:   – help with the costs of running it (and me) with a one-off contribution  or with a regular payment at ko-fi.com. https://ko-fi.com/cacophonyonline – share this episode with someone you know – share the 100 second trailer: http://cacophonyonline.com/trailer – subscribe/ review and keep listening!   More episodes at: www.cacophonyonline.com/     Thanks for listening!

Have you ever watched your favorite musician perform, and wondered what goes through their head on stage?Like, what are they thinking about? Do they ever worry? What do they worry about? Is playing as easy as it looks? Or do they have bad days too? Does it ever get easier? How do they deal with criticism or bad reviews or even the critic in their own head? How similar is their experience in performance to ours?As you may have heard, renowned pianist Menahem Pressler passed away last weekend at the age of 99. A founding member of the Beaux Arts Trio, his performing career spanned over seven decades, and he taught generations of pianists who have gone on to hold teaching positions around the world and win prizes in all of the major competitions.I got to know Mr. Pressler a tiny bit during my time at Indiana University, as he was my wife's teacher, and kindly included me in studio parties and events. He was also curious and encouraging of my interests in psychology at a time when I had no idea how things would pan out, which I always appreciated.So in the summer of 2012, I reached out to see if I might ask him some questions about practicing and performing. He was very open about his mental experience on stage, his own doubts and fears at various points in his life, and what success and failure meant to him, as well as the more practical aspects of how he prepares for performance.I hope you find it as insightful and inspiring a conversation as I did.Note: This episode was recorded over the telephone/Skype, and I've done my best to clean up the audio, but if you would like a transcript, you can download one at:https://bulletproofmusician.com/menahem-pressler-on-following-your-heart/====Why do things sound better at home than they do on stage? If you've been confused (and frustrated) by the inconsistency of your performances, I put together a FREE 4-minute quiz called the Mental Skills Audit, which will help you pinpoint your mental strengths and weaknesses, and figure out what exactly to adjust and tweak in your preparation for more consistently optimal performances. You can take the Mental Skills Audit online at bulletproofmusician.com/msa. It's 100% free, takes only 4 minutes, and you'll get a downloadable PDF with a personalized breakdown of where you stand in six key mental skill areas, plus curated articles that will help you adjust and tweak your preparation for more consistently optimal performances. Take the quiz here: bulletproofmusician.com/msa

durée : 00:58:35 - Le Beaux Arts Trio - par : Aurélie Moreau - Le Beaux-Arts Trio a été fondé en 1954 aux USA. Au début, le pianiste Menahem Pressler eut l'idée de jouer un trio de Mozart. Il appela le violon solo du NBC Symphony de Toscanini, Daniel Guilet, qui connaissait le violoncelliste Bernard Greenhouse. - réalisé par : Adrien Roch

durée : 00:19:51 - Disques de légende du mercredi 07 décembre 2022 - Le Beaux Arts Trio, composé de Menahem Pressler, Daniel Guilet et Bernard Greenhouse, se forma presque par hasard sans se douter que de cette constellation pourrait naître un trio avec piano de réputation mondiale et, plus encore, un ensemble unique.

Urbane sophistication mixes with poetry and drama in Clara Schumann's Piano Trio, her biggest piece from a small catalogue of great music. Better known in recent times as the wife of Robert Schumann, it was Clara who was an international star as the leading pianist of their day. It was composing, though, that brought her the greatest joy and her music is full of deep inspiration and honesty. Listening time 38 mins (podcast 13', music 25')   Music here on Youtube, Spotify and (links to track 1 only:) Apple Music & Amazon Music played by the Beaux Arts Trio. You can buy this classic recording as a download here. There are plenty of other recordings but notably in the last few weeks one from tip-top violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and friends. If you like the piece, check it out too. She emphasises the drama over the classy ease and sophistication.   What do you think? Let me know with an easy voicemail or comment at Cacophonyonline.com, Facebook or Twitter, if it still exists!   If you'd like to support Cacophony there are easy, great, ways: - share this episode with someone you know - share the 100 second trailer - send us a little something or make a regular payment at ko-fi.com - subscribe/ review and keep listening!   Thanks for listening!      

Allyson Devenish chooses her favourite recording of Schubert's Piano Trio No 1 in B flat, D.898 Schubert began composing this masterpiece in 1827, the year before his death, at the same time as working on his famous song cycle Die Winterreise. It was a period in his life of illness and melancholy. But this work is brimming with lyricism and life force. Robert Schumann said of it: “One glance at Schubert's Trio in Bb and the troubles of our human existence disappear and all the world is fresh and bright again.” The work has attracted all the great performers of chamber music, from Alfred Cortot, Jacques Thibaud and Pablo Casals to the Beaux Arts Trio to the best musicians of today.

durée : 01:58:53 - Relax ! du jeudi 05 mai 2022 - par : Lionel Esparza - Lionel Esparza vous offre aujourd'hui une programmation autour de trios, tels que le Trio Cortot-Thibaud-Casals, le Beaux Arts Trio, le Trio Wanderer ou encore le Trio Chausson. - réalisé par : Antoine Courtin

durée : 01:58:39 - Relax ! du jeudi 13 mai 2021 - par : Lionel Esparza - Fondé en 1955 à New York par le pianiste Menahem Pressler, le Beaux Arts Trio a été, jusqu'à sa dissolution en 2008, l'un des ensembles de chambre les plus réputés au monde ! On écoute quelques uns de leurs grands enregistrements, de Haydn à Ravel en passant par Brahms, Schumann et Dvorak. - réalisé par : Antoine Courtin

durée : 00:19:07 - Disques de légende du lundi 25 janvier 2021 - Référence. Le Beaux-Arts Trio enregistre entre 1969 et 1978 l'ensemble des Trios avec piano de Joseph Haydn, pour le label Philips.

durée : 00:58:27 - Le Beaux-Arts Trio magnifie Beethoven - par : Aurélie Moreau - Oeuvres de Beethoven, Haydn, Robert et Clara Schumann, Granados par le Beaux Arts Trio - réalisé par : Sophie Pichon

I am so delighted today to introduce my guest, GRAMMY Award-winning Composer, Producer and musician Paul Avgerinos! When Paul Avgerinos graduated from the Peabody Conservatory of Music in 1980, as a full scholarship honors student, he had already performed with Isaac Stern, Jean Pierre Rampal, The Beaux Arts Trio, and many other great classical artists. After graduation, Paul served as principal bass of several major symphony orchestras around the world, and gave solo recitals as well. Expanding into more popular genres, Avgerinos toured as a bassist with Charles Aznavour, Liza Minelli, and the jazz legend Buddy Rich. Seeking to further his original composition and develop his childhood passion for electronic music, Paul built Studio Unicorn, a comprehensive digital/analog recording studio, in 1984. This led to becoming a major figure in the field of New Age music and Avgerinos has recorded over 24 CDs in the New Age genre. In 2014, his album Bhakti received a GRAMMY nomination for Best New Age album. In 2015, Avgerinos' album Grace won the GRAMMY award for Best New Age Album. As a composer, Avgerinos has also worked on over a 100 film, TV and cable projects for HBO, PBS and Lifetime, among others. He most recent album releases include 2016's “Amma - Devotional Songs to the Divine Mother”, 2017's “Home: Where Everyone Is Welcome - a collaboration with Deepak Chopra and Kabir Sehgal” and 2018's “Mindfulness”.

durée : 01:58:41 - Poissons d'avril ; concert d'archives du Beaux-Arts Trio (second volet) - par : Jean-Baptiste Urbain - 12h Prélude à l'après-midi : Poissons d'avril 12h45 Concert d'archives : le Beaux-Ars Trio - réalisé par : Laurent Lefrançois

durée : 01:58:44 - Concert d'archives INA du Beaux-Arts Trio - par : Jean-Baptiste Urbain - ## Prélude à l'après-midi : la viole dans tous ses états {% image a0fbaac3-bbdb-4924-894e-67e2cb7ceef3 %} François Couperin [Atsushi Sakaï](https://www.atsushi-sakai.com/), viole de gambe / Christophe Rousset, clavecin / Marion Martineau et Isabelle Saint-Yves, violes de gambe Aparté {% image d5e67269-eb7b-44f1-b924-5bfc9f451109 %} Marin Marais [La Rêveuse](http://ensemblelareveuse.com/) : Florence Bolton, viole de gambe / Benjamin Perrot, théorbe / Carsten Lohff, clavecin / Robin Pharo, viole de gambe Mirare {% image b0a881fb-67c6-4edf-b9ee-586788859644 %} Marin Marais [Fuoco E Cenere](http://www.fuocoecenere.org/fr/#/home) : Jay Bernfeld, viole de gambe et direction / Ronald Martin Alonso, viole de gambe / André Henrich, théorbe / Bertrand Cuiller, clavecin Paraty {% image 8bfd6c35-2d10-4f23-b4e5-967fcdf75f06 %} Christopher Tye Michael Nyman [Ensemble Céladon](https://www.ensemble-celadon.net/) : Paulin Bündgen, contre-ténor et direction / Catherine Arnoux, Emmanuelle Guigues, Liam Fennelly, Viviana Gonzalez Careaga, Luc Gaugler, Nolwenn Le Guern, violes de gambe AEon ## Concert d'archives : le Beaux-Arts Trio **Joseph Haydn** _Trio pour piano et cordes n° 43 en ut majeur Hob. XV : 27 I. Allegro II. Andante III. Presto_ Beaux-Arts Trio : [Menahem Pressler](https://menahempressler.org/), piano / Daniel Guilet, violon / Bernard Greenhouse, violoncelle Enregistrement RTF 1961 **Ludwig van Beethoven** _Trio pour piano et cordes n° 3 en ut mineur op. 1 n° 3 I. Allegro con brio II. Andante cantabile con variazioni III. Menuetto : Quasi allegro IV. Finale : Prestissimo_ Beaux-Arts Trio : [Menahem Pressler](https://menahempressler.org/), piano / Isidore Cohen, violon / Bernard Greenhouse, violoncelle Enregistrement France Musique 1975 **Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart** _Trio pour piano et cordes n° 4 en si bémol majeur K. 502 I. Allegro II. Larghetto III. Allegretto_ Beaux-Arts Trio : [Menahem Pressler](https://menahempressler.org/), piano / Daniel Hope, violon / Antonio Meneses, violoncelle Enregistrement France Musique 2005 - réalisé par : Laurent Lefrançois

Kliment Krylovskiy, clarinet; Vanessa Mollard, violin; and Riko Higuma, piano PROGRAM:  Béla Bartók — Contrasts (1881 – 1945) I    Verbunkos:  Moderato, ben ritmato II    Piheno:  Lento III   Sebes:  Allegro vivace Dmitry Shostakovich — Three Duets (1906 – 1975) I    Praludium II   Gavotte III  Walser  Aram Khachaturian — Trio for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano (1903 – 1978) I    Andante con dolore II   Allegro III  Moderato – Prestissimo - Moderato The Zodiac Trio The Zodiac Trio enjoys an international concert schedule that spans three continents and presents an eclectic repertoire that mixes contemporary with the traditional. In its relatively short history - the ensemble formed in 2006 at Manhattan School of Music, before becoming the first American group and the only ensemble with a wind instrument to enter the esteemed Ysaÿe Quartet Chamber Music program at the Paris Superior Conservatory -  has managed to achieve a level of recognition on the international chamber music stage, rarely bestowed upon an ensemble of such untraditional instrumentation. The Trio has performed at Ottawa Chamberfest, Festival Radio France Montpellier, International Colmar Festival, the Oriental Performing Arts Center in Shanghai, National Performing Arts Center in Beijing, Izumi Hall in Japan, Lincoln Center’s Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York’s Tishman Auditorium and Merkin Concert Hall, UCLA Clark Library; has been broadcast by France 3 Television, Beijing’s CCTV News, Canada’s CBC Radio and Television, NBC, WXQR, 98.7 WFMT, WGBH’s “Live from Frasier”, and has recorded for Radio France in Paris. The Zodiac Trio was originally formed under the guidance of renowned clarinetist David Krakauer and violinist Isodore Cohen of the Beaux Arts Trio. Shortly after its inception, the Trio was introduced to the New York audience on WQXR’s “Young Artist Showcase.”  Subsequently, the Zodiac Trio gave its official debut at the Kaufman Center, prompting Edith Eisler of the New York Concert Review to describe the young ensemble as “excellent...” praising its “remarkable ability” and “infectious enjoyment of the music.” The debut was followed by a string of concerts in Southern France where the Trio was further praised by the local media: “...unforgettable concerts by the Zodiac Trio! ...Truly exceptional and sublime talent... The prestigious level of the performances radiated the undeniable talent of the trio and foreshadowed their great success in the future.” – raved the Nice- Matin. In 2007, the Zodiac Trio was first brought to the attention of the international chamber music scene in a feature by the London- based international MUSO magazine, praising the Trio for “bringing a rare combination of instruments into the spotlight by unearthing old repertoire and commissioning new music.” At this time, the young ensemble was making its mark on the competition circuit, having garnered prizes at the Yellow Springs Chamber Music Competition (Ohio, U.S.), FNAPEC International Chamber Ensemble Competition (Paris, France), International Chamber Music Competition of Duchi D'Acquaviva (Italy), Val Tidone International Music Competition (Italy), the Cziffra Foundation (France), Joyce Dutka Foundation for the Arts (New York), International Peninsula Young Artist Festival in California and the ProMusica Ensemble Competition (France), among others. The ensemble also received a Recording Grant and a Commission Grant from Co-op Press, resulting in its first commercial CD.

Professor of the History of Christianity at Cambridge, Eamon Duffy has changed for ever the way we view the Reformation. His books, including The Stripping of the Altars and The Voices of Morebath, have revealed a picture of late medieval Catholicism as a strong and vital tradition, and have shown that the Reformation, for most ordinary people, represented a violent disruption to a flourishing religious system. Eamon talks about his passion for medieval, Tudor and seventeenth-century music and history, the state of Catholic church music today and the pleasures of playing chamber music. His choices of music include countertenor Alfred Deller singing Purcell, the Beaux Arts Trio playing Haydn and Janet Baker singing Elgar. Eamon's final piece of music is a wonderfully evocative Arab Christian chant for Palm Sunday, sung by a nun from the Melkite order. Producer: Jane Greenwood Part of Radio 3's Breaking Free series of programmes exploring Martin Luther's Revolution.

Es ist eines der bekanntesten Klaviertrios überhaupt. "Dumka" heißt auf Ukrainisch "Gedanke" oder "Nachsinnen" - und so bezieht sich der Name "Dumky" auf die schwermütigen, balladenartigen slawischen Gesänge, die der Komponist Antonín Dvorák darin verarbeitet hat. Julia Smilga stellt das Werk gemeinsam mit dem Pianisten Menahem Pressler vom Beaux Arts Trio vor.

Norman Lebrecht meets pianist Menahem Pressler, founder of one of the most prolific and influential piano trios of all time: The Beaux Arts. Pressler looks back on a career which began in Nazi Germany, before he emigrated to Israel in 1939 and went on to win The Debussy Piano Competition in 1946. He recalls the teachers who helped him as a young pianist, including a German who defied the Nazi regime in continuing to teach him after it became illegal to do so, and his lessons with celebrated pianists Egon Petri and Leo Kestenberg. Pressler remembers how he formed The Beaux Arts Trio with violinist Daniel Guilet and cellist Bernard Greenhouse almost by accident while living in New York, before making their debut at Boston's Tanglewood concert hall in 1955. He reflects on the trio's changing personnel, which has seen Pressler as the one constant member while five violinists and two cellists have come and gone. Still performing now at the age of eighty eight and a renowned teacher and mentor to top chamber musicians like the Emerson and Ebène String Quartets - Menhem Pressler reflects on what makes a great chamber group and how music has sustained him throughout a long and distinguished career.

Historic final American performance of the Beaux Arts Trio at Tanglewood, 2008.

Historic final American performance of the Beaux Arts Trio at Tanglewood, 2008.

We’re continuing our chat with Cincinnati Symphony principal bassist Owen Lee today on Contrabass Conversations. Check out the first segment of this conversation on episode 55 of the program. Owen played for the New World Symphony and the Houston Symphony prior to his appointment with the Cincinnati Symphony, and it was a real pleasure to do this interview along with Contrabass Conversations regular collaborator John Grillo. John, Owen, and I chat about Owen’s experiences recording his solo CD, key selection for the Bach Suites and his use of solo tuning for the recording, his performances of the less popular but extremely engaging Bottesini Concerto No. 1, performing the Tubin Concerto with orchestra, the Harbison Bass Concerto project (which Owen performed with the Cincinnati Symphony), and his practicing habits and exercises. We also feature the first movement from the Cello Suite No. 5 by Johann Sebastian Bach from Owen’s Boston Records CD, plus listener feedback, bass news, and a link of the week. Find Owen Lee on Twitter here. Enjoy!   About Owen: Described as “a true virtuoso” by legendary pianist Gary Graffman and praised by The New York Times for his “deft and virtuosic solo performance” at his New York debut at Alice Tully Hall, double bassist Owen Lee has earned acclaim as a soloist, chamber musician and since 1996, at the age of 26, as Principal Bass of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Lee is heard regularly as a soloist with orchestras including the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Paavo Järvi and Jesús López-Cobos, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra under John Harbison, and the New World Symphony under Michael Tilson-Thomas in Miami and on tour to New York’s Lincoln Center. During the 2006-07 season, Mr. Lee and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, along with a consortium of other soloists and orchestras, will present the world premiere of John Harbison’s Concerto for Bass Viol and Orchestra. Mr. Lee’s prizes in competitions include First Prize at the 1995 International Society of Bassists Competition and Fourth Prize at the 1992 Irving M. Klein International String Competition in San Francisco. He has been presented in recitals throughout the United States, and in Geneva. For the Boston Records label, he has recorded the Misek Sonata No. 2 and Bach Unaccompanied Suites No. 3 and No. 5. American Record Guide praised this disc for its “tasteful phrasing, polish and verve” while The Strad wrote “Owen Lee is a fine player with strong musical ideas. A dark and austere sound is produced for Suite No. 5 and the architecture of each suite is carefully considered and shaped. I look forward to his next recording.” Mr. Lee’s extensive international chamber music experience includes three summers as the bassist of the Marlboro Festival. While there, he performed extensively with such artists as Richard Stoltzman, Midori, Nobuko Imai, Bruno Canino, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, and members of the Beaux Arts Trio, Guarneri Quartet and Juilliard Quartet. He also collaborated with composers Gyorgy Kurtag, Leon Kirchner and Richard Danielpour preparing performances of those composers’ works. Mr. Lee has also performed with the Tokyo String Quartet on tour to Mexico, John Browning, Anne-Marie McDermott, Jaime Laredo, Ida Kavafian, Steven Tenenbom, Peter Wiley, Eugenia Zukerman, the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, San Diego’s Mainly Mozart Festival, Ojai California Festival, Chamber Music L.A. Festival, Tanglewood Festival, Texas Music Festival, and on tour throughout China. With the Rossetti String Quartet he performed the world premiere of Melinda Wagner’s Concertino at the 2005 Bravo! Vail Festival. Mr. Lee was born in Berkeley, California in 1969 to Chinese parents. He began playing bass at age 15 after previous study of the piano. A graduate of the University of Southern California, Mr. Lee’s principal teachers were Dennis Trembly, Edwin Barker and Paul Ellison. Prior to his appointment in Cincinnati, Mr. Lee was a member of the Houston Symphony under Christoph Eschenbach. In addition to his position with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Lee serves as Principal Bass of the Shanghai Festival Orchestra. Owen is married to CiCi Lee. He enjoys bicycling, snowboarding, cigars, auto repair and playing drums and writing songs with his rock band Toe (Eric Bates, CSO 2nd Assistant Concertmaster is Toe’s guitarist and lead singer, and Ted Nelson, CSO cellist is Toe’s bassist).  

We’re speaking with Cincinnati Symphony principal bassist Owen Lee today on Contrabass Conversations. Owen played for the New World Symphony and the Houston Symphony prior to his appointment with the Cincinnati Symphony, and it was a real pleasure to do this interview along with Contrabass Conversations regular collaborator John Grillo. Find Owen Lee on Twitter here. Enjoy!  About Owen: Described as “a true virtuoso” by legendary pianist Gary Graffman and praised by The New York Times for his “deft and virtuosic solo performance” at his New York debut at Alice Tully Hall, double bassist Owen Lee has earned acclaim as a soloist, chamber musician and since 1996, at the age of 26, as Principal Bass of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Lee is heard regularly as a soloist with orchestras including the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Paavo Järvi and Jesús López-Cobos, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra under John Harbison, and the New World Symphony under Michael Tilson-Thomas in Miami and on tour to New York’s Lincoln Center. During the 2006-07 season, Mr. Lee and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, along with a consortium of other soloists and orchestras, will present the world premiere of John Harbison’s Concerto for Bass Viol and Orchestra. Mr. Lee’s prizes in competitions include First Prize at the 1995 International Society of Bassists Competition and Fourth Prize at the 1992 Irving M. Klein International String Competition in San Francisco. He has been presented in recitals throughout the United States, and in Geneva. For the Boston Records label, he has recorded the Misek Sonata No. 2 and Bach Unaccompanied Suites No. 3 and No. 5. American Record Guide praised this disc for its “tasteful phrasing, polish and verve” while The Strad wrote “Owen Lee is a fine player with strong musical ideas. A dark and austere sound is produced for Suite No. 5 and the architecture of each suite is carefully considered and shaped. I look forward to his next recording.” Mr. Lee’s extensive international chamber music experience includes three summers as the bassist of the Marlboro Festival. While there, he performed extensively with such artists as Richard Stoltzman, Midori, Nobuko Imai, Bruno Canino, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, and members of the Beaux Arts Trio, Guarneri Quartet and Juilliard Quartet. He also collaborated with composers Gyorgy Kurtag, Leon Kirchner and Richard Danielpour preparing performances of those composers’ works. Mr. Lee has also performed with the Tokyo String Quartet on tour to Mexico, John Browning, Anne-Marie McDermott, Jaime Laredo, Ida Kavafian, Steven Tenenbom, Peter Wiley, Eugenia Zukerman, the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, San Diego’s Mainly Mozart Festival, Ojai California Festival, Chamber Music L.A. Festival, Tanglewood Festival, Texas Music Festival, and on tour throughout China. With the Rossetti String Quartet he performed the world premiere of Melinda Wagner’s Concertino at the 2005 Bravo! Vail Festival. Mr. Lee was born in Berkeley, California in 1969 to Chinese parents. He began playing bass at age 15 after previous study of the piano. A graduate of the University of Southern California, Mr. Lee’s principal teachers were Dennis Trembly, Edwin Barker and Paul Ellison. Prior to his appointment in Cincinnati, Mr. Lee was a member of the Houston Symphony under Christoph Eschenbach. In addition to his position with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Lee serves as Principal Bass of the Shanghai Festival Orchestra. Owen is married to CiCi Lee. He enjoys bicycling, snowboarding, cigars, auto repair and playing drums and writing songs with his rock band Toe (Eric Bates, CSO 2nd Assistant Concertmaster is Toe’s guitarist and lead singer, and Ted Nelson, CSO cellist is Toe’s bassist).  

Roy Plomley's castaways are the musical collective Beaux Arts Trio.Book: Books about gardening, painting and boat handling Luxury: Violin & strings and a piano

Roy Plomley's castaways are the musical collective Beaux Arts Trio. Book: Books about gardening, painting and boat handling Luxury: Violin & strings and a piano