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The Turnovsky Trio, in its current line-up, is this country’s first all New Zealand-born and educated full-time professional chamber music ensemble.
Founded in 1991 by Sam Konise, Christopher Kane and Eugene Albulescu, the Trio immediately attracted critical acclamation for performances nationally and internationally. They competed in 1995 in the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, and were placed fourth in the world. They were also one of only sixteen groups selected from around the world to be invited to the highly prestigious ARD International Chamber Music Competition in Munich in 1998.
The Trio have performed throughout the country for Chamber Music New Zealand and regularly perform special school programmes.They regularly commission new works by New Zealand composers. In 1998 the Trio gained residency at the University of Waikato.
The Trio is named after the late Fred Turnovsky, a Wellington industrialist and most generous patron of the arts, especially of chamber music. The Turnovsky Trust continues to play an integral role in supporting the group.
The debut recording by the Turnovsky Trio was a recording of works by Brahms and Beethoven, released during 1996 on the Trust label. |
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The Turnovsky Trio (2000)
Sam Konise - violin
Ashley Brown - cello
Catherine McKay - piano
The Turnovsky Trio (1996)
Sam Konise - violin
Christopher Kane - cello
Eugene Albulescu - piano
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