The Oberlin Trio was founded in 1982 by three faculty members of the

Oberlin Conservatory The Oberlin Conservatory of Music is a private music conservatory in Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio. It was founded in 1865 and is the second oldest conservatory and oldest continually operating conservatory in the United States. It is one of t ...

: Stephen Clapp, violin; Andor Toth Jr., cello; and Joseph Schwartz, piano. Now in its current configuration with pianist Haewon Song, violinist David Bowlin, and cellist Dmitry Kouzov, the group continues an Oberlin tradition.

Touring

The Oberlin Trio has toured across the United States and in South Korea with traditional repertoire and contemporary works alike, with recent concerts highlighting music by the American composer George Walker and Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu.

Former members

In addition to the founding members, former members of the Trio include cellists Peter Rejto, Darrett Adkins, and Amir Eldan.

Discography

# Leon Kirchner Piano Trio, performed by the Oberlin Trio # 20th century American Piano Trios # French Trioshttp://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1515113/a/French+Trios+-+Ravel,+Loeillet,+Debussy+%2F+Oberlin+Trio.htm -

Maurice Ravel Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism along with his elder contemporary Claude Debussy, although both composers rejected the term. In ...

Jean Baptiste Loeillet of Ghent Jean Baptiste Loeillet (6 July 1688 – c. 1720), who later styled himself Loeillet de Gant, was a Flemish composer, born in Ghent. He spent the largest part of his life in France in service to the archbishop of Lyon, Paul-François de Neufville de ...

Claude Debussy (Achille) Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the ...

# Trios by Dmitri Shostakovich, Antonín Dvořák, and Joan Tower. Oberlin Music, 2016. # Trios by Franz Joseph Haydn. Naxos (upcoming in summer 2022).

References

External links

* https://www.oberlin.edu/david-bowlin * https://www.oberlin.edu/dmitry-kouzov * https://www.oberlin.edu/haewon-song {{Authority control American classical music groups Musical groups from Ohio Piano trios Oberlin College University musical groups