Biography
The Beaux Arts Trio was one of the most important piano trios, being regarded as pathbreaking for the classical-romantic repertoire.
The trio was founded in 1955 at the Tanglewood Music Festival.
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Its original instrumentation was:
- Menahem Pressler (piano)
- Daniel Guilet (violin)
- Bernard Greenhouse (violoncello)
The final instrumentation is:
- Menahem Pressler (piano)
- Daniel Hope (violin)
- Antonio Meneses (violoncello)
Beaux Arts Trio disbanded in 2008.
Their final American concert was held at Tanglewood on August 21, 2008. Their final concert was in Lucerne, Switzerland on September 6, 2008
Official website: www.beauxartstrio.org
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.