University Events Presents the Beaux Arts Trio on April 10
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University Events presents the Beaux Arts Trio on April 10 March 18, 1994 Contact: Ruth Baily, University Events Office, 534-4090 or Alixandra Williams, 534-3120 UNIVERSITY EVENTS PRESENTS THE BEAUX ARTS TRIO For nearly 40 years the Beaux Arts Trio has presented piano trio literature in major music centers worldwide, and will appear once again at the University of California, San Diego at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 10, in the Mandeville Auditorium. Tickets are $18 general admission and $10 students, and may be purchased at the UCSD Price Center Box Office or from TicketMaster outlets. The program will be, Beethoven: Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 1, No. 2; Arensky: Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 32; and Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66. The members of the trio are Menahem Pressler, piano; Ida Kavafian, violin and Peter Wiley, cello. The trio made its debut in 1955 at the Berkshire Music Festival--known today as the Tanglewood Festival. Since then, the trio has evolved from the original members of Pressler, Daniel Guilet and Bernard Greenhouse. In 1969, violinist Isidore Cohen replaced Guilet; and in 1987 cellist Peter Wiley replaced Greenhouse. In June 1992, the trio made its debut with its newest member, noted violinist Ida Kavafian. Pressler has performed with the Juilliard, Emerson, Guarneri and Cleveland quartets. He is associated with the Indiana University School of Music where he holds the rank of Distinguished Professor of Music. Violinist Kavafian also excels on the viola. She was a founding member of the innovative group TASHI, and has recorded and appeared with numerous ensembles, including the Guarneri Quartet. She is the artistic director of two major music festivals, Bravo! Colorado; and Music from Angel Fire, in New Mexico. Wiley made his acclaimed concerto debut at Carnegie Hall in 1986 with the New York String Orchestra. Since then, he has appeared at music hall numerous venues throughout the United States. He performs at major music festivals, including Angel Fire; Chamber Music Northwest (Oregon); Bravo! Colorado and Cremona, Naples (Italy). Wiley is a faculty member at the Manhattan School of Music. (March 18, 1994).