| Poulenc Trio | |
| Alias: | Francis Poulenc Trio |
| Years Active: | 2003–present |
| Current Members: |
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| Past Members: |
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| Italic Title: | no |
| Trains of Thought | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Poulenc Trio |
| Released: | 16 February 2018 |
| Venue: | University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) |
| Studio: | Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall |
| Prev Title: | Creation |
| Italic Title: | no |
| Creation | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Poulenc Trio |
| Cover: | Poulenc_Trio_Creation_Album_Cover.jpg |
| Alt: | Creation Album Cover |
| Released: | 8 July 2016 |
| Venue: | Emmanuel Episcopal Chapel, Boyce, Virginia |
| Studio: | Sono Luminus Studios |
| Prev Title: | Poulenc Plays Poulenc |
| Next Title: | Trains of Thought |
| Italic Title: | no |
| Poulenc Plays Poulenc | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Poulenc Trio |
| Cover: | Poulenc_Trio_Poulenc_Plays_Poulenc_Album_Cover.png |
| Alt: | Poulenc Plays Poulenc CD Cover |
| Released: | 11 August 2009 |
| Venue: | Gordon Center, Baltimore, Maryland |
| Studio: | Art Music Recording |
| Label: | Marquis Classics |
| Next Title: | Creation |
The Poulenc Trio[1] is an American chamber music ensemble and oboe–bassoon–piano trio, formed in 2003. The current members are pianist Irina Kaplan Lande, bassoonist Bryan Young and oboist Aleh Remezau. Former members have included New York Philharmonic principal oboist Liang Wang, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra oboist James Austin Smith and Vladimir Lande. Wang joined the group in 2015[2] after the departure of the founding oboist Vladimir Lande.[3]
The Poulenc Trio has performed with notable collaborators including Grammy-winners Hilary Hahn[4] and David Shifrin,[5] Avery Fisher Grant-recipients Anthony McGill[6] and Alexander Fiterstein,[7] and has recorded with the poet and Guggenheim Fellow, Lia Purpura.[8]
The Trio's performances have been broadcast on American public radio programs including NPR's Performance Today[9] and PRX's Wolf Trap Live from Center Stage.[10] The Trio has released recordings on the Marquis Classics[11] and Delos/Naxos labels.[12]
The group is named after the composer Francis Poulenc,[13] whose 1926 Trio for oboe, bassoon, and piano is among the most popular works[14] for the combination of instruments. Other notable examples of works written for the combo include trios by André Previn and Jean Françaix. The Poulenc Trio has also commissioned and performed arrangements of works by Beethoven, Stravinsky, Mikhail Glinka, Rossini, Duke Ellington, Astor Piazzolla, Paquito D'Rivera, Charlie Chaplin and others.[15]
The Poulenc Trio regularly commissions works by living composers. The group has premiered 25 new works since its founding, including:
| Year | Composer | Title | Notes | |
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| 2002 | Sprinkle, Elam Ray | February | ||
| 2003 | Benjamin, Thomas | Three Etudes for Trio | ||
| 2003 | Gerber, Steven | Prelude and Fugue | ||
| 2004 | Benjamin, Thomas | Scriabin Sits in at Birdland | Poulenc Trio with Hilary Hahn, violin | |
| 2006 | DEsCH | Concerto with orchestra | ||
| 2007 | Panariello, Gaetano | Trio Filastrocca | Premiered in Tulsa Chamber Music Society | |
| 2008 | Panariello, Gaetano | Triple Concerto | Premiered with Bay Atlantic Symphony | |
| 2009 | Medvedovskaya, Nataliya | First Snow | Poulenc Trio with violin soloist | |
| 2009 | Nadareishvilli, Zurab | Dialogues and Urban Songs | (Awaiting premiere) | |
| 2010 | Jakoulov, Jakov | Yiddish Lexicon | Premiered at Symphony Space, New York | |
| 2011 | Jakoulov, Jakov | Il Giorno Vivente e la Notte Eterna | Concerto with orchestra | |
| 2011 | Cuong, Viet | Trains of Thought | Animated film premieres in 2017 | |
| 2012 | Jones, Martin David | Trio | (Awaiting premiere) | |
| 2012 | Vazquez, Octavio | Triptych | Support from New Music USA | |
| 2015 | Kennison, Kendall | Trilogue | Premiered at Peabody Conservatory | |
| 2019 | Cuong, Viet | Explain Yourself! | Poulenc Trio with Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet | |
| 2019 | Jakoulov, Jakov | Perche la minestra si fredda | Celebrating the last words of Leonardo da Vinci | |
| 2020 | Seo, Juri | Breathing Light | With Hanzhi Wang, accordion; Support from Steven R. Gerber Trust | |
| 2021 | Seo, Juri | Melodié de Poulenc | Premiere at Strathmore Hall;[16] Support from Steven R. Gerber Trust |