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The Eroica Trio is an American
piano trio consisting of
Erika Nickrenz ,
piano ; Sara Parkins,
violin ; and
Sara Sant'Ambrogio ,
cello .
The trio take their name from
Beethoven's
Eroica Symphony .
[1] They have toured and recorded widely, and released six recordings for
Angel /
EMI Classics Records, garnering multiple
Grammy Award nominations.
The founding members of the trio were Nickrenz, Sant'Ambrogio, and
Adela Peña . They were all trained at the
Juilliard School .
[2] In addition to being accomplished musicians, the Eroica Trio have attracted attention in the
chamber music world from some as
physically attractive , stylishly dressed women.
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[4]
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The trio took first prize in the prestigious
Walter W. Naumburg Chamber Music Competition in 1991. Their first
compact disc recording Eroica Trio won
National Public Radio 's 1997
Performance Today Award for "Debut Recording of the Year."
[1]
In addition to touring with a varied
piano trio repertoire , the Eroica Trio often appear in concert with major
orchestras performing the Beethoven
Triple Concerto .
The Eroica Trio commissioned a triple concerto by American composer Kevin Kaska. It was premiered by the
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra in November 2001.
[7] They have also commissioned several works from American composer
Bruce Wolosoff , including "The Loom," inspired by the watercolors of
Eric Fischl ; that work was released on the Montage Music Society's album Creating Music Inspired by Visual Art .
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References
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b
"Eroica Trio Background" . Eroica Trio . Archived from
the original on 2006-04-27. Retrieved 2006-05-28 .
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"Eroica Trio will perform classical concert at museum" . The Standard-Times . 2002-05-09. p. C6. Retrieved 2006-05-28 .
^ A 'reputation as the glamour girls of chamber music.' Smith, Whitney (2005-06-17).
"Eroica Trio seeks to keep focus on music" . Indianapolis Star . Archived from
the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved 2006-05-28 .
^ Described as 'striking young women.'
"Loyola University College of Music presents The Eroica Trio in concert on October 6th" . Loyola University New Orleans . Retrieved 2006-05-28 .
^ Described as 'young, slender, glamorously dressed women.' Rydzynski, Michael (2003-10-23).
"Eroica Trio prefers triple concertos" . Irvine World News . Retrieved 2006-05-28 .
^ Discussion of the controversy over emphasis on glamour. Keuffel, Ken Jr. (1999-02-05).
"Classical beauties: Award-winning Eroica Trio not shy about being lovely to look at" . Arizona Daily Star . Archived from
the original (posted on Arizona Chamber Music) on 2006-02-10. Retrieved 2006-05-28 .
^ Templeton, David (February 2004).
"Live and Learn: The Eroica Trio talks about Beethoven, life, death, love, and being taken seriously" . Strings . Archived from
the original on 2006-05-16. Retrieved 2006-05-28 .
^ Montage Music Society,
More Music Inspired by Visual Art: Music of Bruce Wolosoff , retrieved 2021-07-15
External links
International National Artists