Cécile Chaminade, a pioneer of recording, was the first woman composer ever to be awarded the Legion d'Honneur in 1913.
Performer Biography
The Atos Trio, founded in 2003, is one of the few German chamber-music ensembles to have made its way into major concert series worldwide.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Jean Françaix composed his 'jolly, youthfully jazzy and circuslike' trio in 1986 at the age of 74, with music that suggests it could have been written by a teenager.
Interpretation
The Atos Trio aims to push the boundaries of expression and dynamics, without shying away from extremes, and applies a string quartet philosophy to the piano trio genre.
Composition History
Claude Debussy wrote his Piano Trio, one of his earliest chamber music works, at age 18 while serving as a house pianist for Russian millionaire Nadezhda von Meck in Fiesole, near Florence.
Performer Biography
In 2007, the Atos Trio received the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio Award, the most prestigious American prize for piano trios, leading to concerts across the USA, including Carnegie Hall.
Composer Biography
Lili Boulanger, younger sister of Nadia Boulanger, was the first female composer to win the Prix de Rome in 1913, and her perfect pitch was discovered by Gabriel Fauré at age 2.
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