Trio Jean Paul

The Trio Jean Paul, founded in 1991, is one of today’s most distinguished chamber music ensembles and a popular guest at the international concert venues. Among the highlights of the latest seasons were concerts in Vienna, Berlin, Brussels, Bremen, London, Zurich and Hamburg as well as at the renowned Sociedad Filarmónica in Bilbao, Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon and Liceo de Cámara in Madrid. Concerts in Los Angeles, Vancouver, Quebec and Montreal marked their last tour of the US and Canada. After First Prizes at the international competitions in Osaka (1993), Melbourne (1995), and at the German Music Competition, an extensive concert career has developed which has led the ensemble on a regular basis to major musical centers and tours to Australia, Japan, New Zealand, South-America, and the USA. Master classes and performances at highly rated international festivals are par of their agenda. Regular cooperation with musicians like Sharon Kam, Paul Meyer, Lars Anders Tomter and Vladimir Mendelssohn adds to the multifarious artistic work of the Trio. By naming their ensemble after the romantic author Jean Paul, the three musicians not only refer to their special affinity for the works of Robert Schumann, but also to the fundamental artistic idea of making the music’s speech-like and rhetorical elements to the point of departure for their interpretations, which reflected in many recordings. An important area of the Trio’s work is therefore its occupation with the contemporary repertoire as numerous world premieres by famous composers such as M.C. Redel, K.Y. Chong, M. Denhoff, G. Kerry, V.D. Kirchner und A. Gürsching show. 2014 brought the highlight of the world première of Wolfgang Rihm’s triple concerto, dedicated to Trio Jean Paul, at the Berliner Festwochen with Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra under Jukka-Pekka Sarastre.