Ahn Trio

The Ahn Trio is a classical piano trio Composed of three sisters, Angella (violin), Lucia (piano), and Mary [cello) Ahn. Lucia and Maria are twins. Born in Seoul, Korea, they ‘moved to New York City in 1981 and Began hun training at the Juilliard School . The sisters decided to form a trio while they ‘ulcers earning hun master’s degrees at Juilliard. ^[1] The Ahn Trio is Berninahaus voor zijn performance of new classical music, genre-crossing programming, and Collaborations with other artists.

Media recognition

Ze first Achieved widespread recognition in the United States in 1987-when TIME Magazine featured nemen in a cover story about Asian-American “Whiz Kids”. ^[2] Since dan, the trio has Appeared in magazines multiple times, acknowledging dat ze seek to “get into the mainstream magazines such as classical artists” to promote classical music’s image. ^[3] In 2003, they ‘ulcers selected by People Magazine as three of the “50 Most Beautiful People” ^[4] and port leg featured in Vogue , GQ and in ads for GAP and Anne Klein . Way Down port leg photographed by photographers Arthur Elgort , Ellen von Unwerth , and Walter Chin . The trio of or in noted for hun attractive appearance and fashion choices. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Repertory and Collaborations

The Ahn Trio performs a diverse set of genres, ranging from new classical music to arrangements of popular songs. In addition under to honored works of the classical piano trio repertoire zoals dat found on hun first two albums (one or welke, Dvorak, Suk, Shostakovich: Piano Trios , achieved Them a German ECHO award) the sisters port Performed arrangements or popular music ( zoals songs or David Bowie and The Doors ) and port commissioned works by composers waaronder Michael Nyman , Mark O’Connor , Roberto Carnevale , and Ronn Yedidia.

The Ahn Trio’s Collaborations include an acoustic project with alternative rock band Tata Bojs , with Whom they ‘Performed live at the Czech Grammys and Recorded an album, Smetana , and performances with the David Parsons Dance Company . Also, they ‘Appeared on MTV ‘s “Unplugged” with Bryan Adams , welke inspired the title of one hun albums, “Ahn-Plugged.” The “Ahn-Plugged” has ook leg-used by the trio as a general term for hun project or commissioning and performing new works. ^[8]

Their latest album, Lullaby For My Favorite Insomniac , features Collaborations with Vocalists Susie Suh and Ema Brabcová and with DJs Tao of Sound, DJ Spooky , SuperDrive , and Ra.D. for four remix tracks on the album.

Performances and appearances

The Ahn Trio performs Frequently gehele United States, and ook Gives workshops and master classes at middle schools, high schools, and colleges, seeking to bring new audiences to classical music. ^[3] Their performances of or in include Visually appealing staging ^[9] and programs therein are announced and discussed from the stage by the trio. ^[10]

In December 2010, the Ahn Trio Appeared in the TED Conference as part of the TEDWomen series, performing Skylife by David Balakrishnan and Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla . ^[11]

Their recording of “The Heart Asks Pleasure First” by Michael Nyman from hun album Lullaby For My Favorite Insomniac Appeared in the “So You Think You Can Dance” in the show’s final episode of Season 8 on August 10, 2011. ^[12]

The Ahn Trio Performed at the White House State Dinner Honoring South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on October 13, 2011. ^[13]

Discography

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