A conversation with the Zodiac Trio, who were in town to perform at the Virtuosi Concert Series this past Saturday.

The Zodiac Trio enjoys an international concert schedule that consistently spans three continents and is recognized by many to be one of the foremost clarinet-violin-piano ensembles performing today. In its relatively short history - the ensemble formed in 2006 at Manhattan School of Music before becoming the first American group and the only ensemble with a wind instrument to enter the esteemed Ysaye Quartet Chamber Music program at the Paris Superior Conservatory - the Zodiac Trio has managed to achieve a level of recognition on the international chamber music stage, rarely bestowed upon an ensemble of such untraditional instrumentation.

The Zodiac Trio’s extensive touring schedule has brought it to many premiere international leading venues such as Ottawa Chamberfest, Festival Radio France Montpellier, International Colmar Festival, Beijing Performing Arts Center, Izumi Hall in Japan, Merkin Concert Hall, Bruno Walter and Tishman Auditoriums in New York; Four Seasons Performing Arts Center in Toronto; to name just a few. Its performances have been broadcast by France 3 Television, Radio Classique, Beijing’s CCTV News, Canada’s CBC Radio and Television, NBC, New York’s WXQR and WNYC, Chicago’s WFMT, featured live on WGBH’s “Live from Frasier” in Boston, and Radio France in Paris.

 

Here is an interview with 2 members of the Zodiac Trio: