Sitkovetsky Trio – Biography

The Sitkovetsky Trio has established itself as one of today’s outstanding piano trios, praised for its thoughtful, committed musicianship and compelling ensemble sound. The trio performs regularly in the world’s leading concert halls, including the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Alte Oper Frankfurt, Palais des Beaux-Arts Brussels, Musée du Louvre Paris, Auditori Barcelona, Wigmore Hall London, and Lincoln Center New York.  In 2024, the Sitkovetsky Trio was named resident ensemble of Beethovenfest Bonn in 2024 presenting three wide-ranging concerts and two premieres. Critics praised the trio’s “virtuoso and thrilling playing” and exceptional ensemble unity.

The ensemble has received numerous prestigious awards, among them the BBC Music Magazine Chamber Music Award, the NORDMETALL Chamber Music Prize, first prize at the Commerzbank International Chamber Music Competition, and the Philharmonia–Martin Chamber Music Award. Its work has been supported by institutions such as the Hattori Foundation, the Musician’s Benevolent Fund, the Fidelio Trust, the Swiss Global Artistic Foundation, and Germany’s Neustart Kultur program.

Since 2014, the trio has released numerous recordings on BIS Records, including critically celebrated albums featuring works by Smetana, Suk, Dvořák, Mendelssohn, Ravel, and Saint-Saëns. Its Beethoven cycle continues to receive international acclaim; the third volume (2024/25) was named Album of the Week by NDR and listed among The Times’“Best Classical Albums of 2024.”

This season they make return visits to New York, London, Vienna, Copenhagen, and the Schubertiade in Hohenems, along with tours to North and South America and Australia. Isang Enders and Alexander Sitkovetsky both perform on fine instruments generously loaned by the J. & A. Beare’s Violin Society in London. The Antonio Stradivarius violin, known as the “Parera,” dates from 1679, and the cello was crafted by Carlo Tononi in Venice in 1720.

The Sitkovetsky Trio is represented by Blu Ocean Arts in North America. 
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