Ahn Trio

The Ahn Trio is really a classical group comprising Korean-American sisters Angella Ahn, Lucia Ahn, and Maria Ahn. All three had been delivered in Seoul, South Korea, initial twins Maria and Lucia, after that, two years afterwards, Angella. Both used the piano at a age, but ultimately Lucia remained with the device, while Angella shifted to violin and Maria to cello. They started playing in public areas in 1979, after that shifted to the U.S. and enrolled at Juilliard in 1981. A 1987 Period magazine tale on “Asian-American Whiz Children” brought these to nationwide attention, resulting in television appearances and much more press protection. By 1995, these were documenting for Chesky Information, which released Paris Rio, an recording of music by Villa-Lobos and Ravel, and concertizing, especially, by 1998, within the free-form, eclectic format they known as “Ahn-Plugged.” Putting your signature on to EMI, they released Dvorák: Piano Trios, an recording of music by Dvorák, Shostakovich, and Josef Suk, in 1999, and Ahn-Plugged in June 2000. It included functions by Kenji Number, Astor Piazzolla, Leonard Bernstein, Eric Ewazen, and Michael Nyman, and concluded having a version from the David Bowie/Pat Metheny strike “THIS ISN’T America.” A 4th album, Groovebox, made an appearance on Oct 22, 2002, and presented functions by Nyman, Piazzolla, Number, and Maurice Jarre, after you start with the Doorways’ “Riders around the Surprise.” A 5th recording, Lullaby for THE BEST Insomniac, designated a proceed to Sony BMG Masterworks when it made an appearance around the RCA Crimson Seal label on Apr 1, 2008.