Since their formation in 2002 the Castillon Trio have been hailed as a new “dynamic American Trio” … “not to be missed by any music lover!” Having studied with the foremost names in chamber music - the Beaux-Arts Trio, the Amadeus Quartet, the Emerson Quartet, the Chilingarian Quartet, the American Quartet and the Cleveland Quartet, this international trio - with members from England and the US – formed as faculty at Valparaiso University. Individually, they have performed as soloists with orchestras in Europe, America and China and appeared in recital for charities such as “World Hunger” and “Artists Against Aids” and at venues including the Dame Myra Hess Concerts, the Edinburgh International Festival, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, the British Music Information Center, the French Embassy, Paris, the Purcell Room, the US Coast Guard Concert Series, the American Liszt Society and the Fetzer Society.

Since their formation they have been recognized for their "dynamic" interpretations of both classic and less familiar repertoire. Their concerts have been described as "outstanding musical events" and their performances for Public Radio's WAUS-FM won them invitations in 2004 as artists-in-residence for the La Porte County Symphonic Society and the 2004 Stamford International Music Festival, UK. English newspapers hailed their 2004 debut as “a veritable feast of sound from this dynamic American trio … these accomplished players rapidly displayed their superb technique … prolonged applause rewarded this trio’s superb performance” (The Evening Telegraph)

The trio takes its name from the French composer, Alexis de Castillon, who died tragically in the early years of his career. His memory was held dear by a generation of young French composers, from Saint-Saëns and Fauré to Debussy and Ravel, who remembered him as a founding member of the new French school and the first composer of his generation to devote himself almost exclusively to writing chamber music. Echoing the music of Castillon, the trio's repertoire combines the classic masters of the form with contemporary and lesser-known composers: from Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven to Piston, Bridge, Shostakovich and Nyman. Shostakovich and Nyman.

For more information and booking visit the trio on
www.castillontrio.com
For UK representation please contact
Chameleon Arts Management
www.chameleon-arts.co.uk