Jerusalem Trio by Andy Ross Sharp

The Herman P. and Sophia Taubman Foundation Endowed Symposia in Jewish Studies

Thursday, October 26 / 8 P.M. / Campbell Hall

Winner of the Osaka Chamber Music Competition, this Israeli threesome performs Shostakovich's memorial to Ukranian Jews, Ben-Haim's Variations on a Hebrew Melody, and Dvorak's Dumky Trio. Their appearance is part of the Herman P. and Sophia Taubman Foundation Symposia in Jewish Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Students $13, $16, and $19, General $19, $22, and $25. Tickets are available from UCSB Arts & Lectures ticket office: 893-3535.

The Jerusalem Trio have established a major international career based on their thoughtful and passionate music making. This award-winning young piano trio have thrilled audiences in the United States, Canada, Japan, Germany, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, South America and beyond. Winners of the 1st prize at the 1999 Osaka International Chamber Music Competition, they are also Prize Winners at the 1995 Melbourne International Competition and have won, as individuals, America-Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship Awards.

Founded in Israel in 1989, the group began working together under the auspices of the Jerusalem Music Centre. Founded by Isaac Stern and Jerusalem's Mayor Teddy Kollek as a meeting point for visiting international masters and talented young Israeli musicians, the Centre helped establish The Jerusalem Trio as Israel's leading piano trio. At the time, The Strad commented "...The Jerusalem Trio took a different, but thought provoking view, the myriad colours they have at their disposal having the hallmark of impending greatness..." Indeed, these young artists have collaborated in performance with some very great masters, including Isaac Stern, Pinchas Zukerman and Shlomo Mintz.

The group recorded a Shostakovich/Ravel CD on JMC label following their highly acclaimed Brahms recording on Doremi about which Fanfare Magazine commented, "Youthful zest and virtuosity abound in these intensely emotional readings." (Fanfare September/October 1998).

The ensemble maintains a steady schedule of recitals, orchestral performances (of the Beethoven "Triple" Concerto), teaching and recording throughout North America, Asia and Europe (click here to visit Jerusalem Trio's homepage). Numerous festivals keep them busy, including the Pro-Festival in Rolandseck and Insel Hombroich Festivals in Germany, Kfar Blum Festival in Israel, the Dubrovnick Festival in Croatia and the Banff Festival in Canada. They have performed in such prestigious concert halls as Avery Fisher Hall in New York's Lincoln Center, the Berlin Philharmonic Chamber Hall, the Alte Oper in Frankfurt and the Melbourne Symphony Hall in Australia.

The Herman P. and Sophia Taubman Foundation Endowed Symposia in Jewish Studies are co-sponsored by UCSB Arts & Lectures, Department of Religious Studies, Hillel and the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center. This event is being put on with additional support from KDB 93.7 FM and Best Western South Coast Inn.