Performances + Events
Recital: Trio Eris, NEC’s Piano Trio in Residence
Jordan Hall
Under the direction of Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, NEC’s Professional Piano Trio Program is open to advanced ensembles who show the talent and commitment necessary to pursue a concert career. One trio is in residence at a time, typically for a period of two years.
The program offers intensive training and coaching for exceptional piano trios. Highlights include three hours of ensemble coaching per week, weekly individual studio instruction from NEC strings and piano faculty, daily group rehearsals, and training in all aspects of musicianship and career development. Piano trios perform an annual recital in world-renowned Jordan Hall and give performances in venues such as the Kennedy Center, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and the Rhinebeck Chamber Music Society.
Previous graduates of the program include Trio Cleonice, The New Trio, Moêt Trio, Trio Cavatina, Tel-Aviv Trio, the Tal Trio, the Merz Trio, and Trio Gaia.
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Artist(s)
Trio Eris
Originating from three distinct musical and personal backgrounds, the trio was introduced to one another in 2023 under the guidance of Merry Peckham and quickly developed a sense of camaraderie over the course of a serendipitous video call.
During an eventful inaugural year as an ensemble, an unconventional artistic chemistry and compatibility were immediately apparent. They have since had the opportunity to work with Vivian Weilerstein, Laurence Lesser, Don Weilerstein, Yeesun Kim, Laurie Smukler, and Areta Zhulla, and have performed in masterclasses for Robert McDonald, Claudio Martínez Mehner, Ida Kavafian, Michael Kannen, Itzhak Perlman, Ara Gregorian, and Lucy Chapman. Trio Eris has attended Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival, Avaloch Farm Music Institute, IMS Prussia Cove and the Perlman Music Program’s Chamber Music Workshop. Recent and upcoming season engagements include performances at Schneider Concerts, Music for Food, Rockport Music, Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts, Olympic Music Festival, Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Society, and Jordan Hall.
The trio has had opportunities to pass on their love for collaborative music-making through educational initiatives in Panama, Virginia, Washington, and across Massachusetts.
Named, ironically, after the Greek goddess of discord and strife, the ensemble finds itself perpetually embroiled in a dynamic whirlwind of activity and relative chaos — outside the rehearsal studio, the trio can be found engaging in a number of diverse hobbies, including hiking, reading, cooking, and lifting weights.
Wolfgang Rihm: Fremde Szene III
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, op. 67
intermission
Brahms: Trio No. 1 in B Major, op. 8
