Who’s in the million dollar trio of 2021?
mainBack in the day the pianist Arthur Rubinstein, cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, and violinist Jascha Heifetz, all commanding record fees, were known as the Million Dollar Trio.
Now Barcelona has put together as high-waged a trio as is possible in present circs.
See below to find out who.
Maxim Vengerov would have been a far better choice!
Hilary Hahn?
Janine Jansen!
oh, yes…. but she’s choosy.
Time for her to stop acting like a 16-year old.
Also better!
Bell will do fine in that company and repertoire. If we’re looking for alternatives on violin, I’d mention Nikolaj Znaider as an interesting choice.
The one time i got to hear the Eroica Trio their violinist Erika Nickrenz was on leave and sitting in was Anne Akiko Meyers. It was splendid.
Martha Argerich can form a trio with any artists she choose. This would be my million-dollar trio.
Assuming she wouldn’t cancel at the last minute.
Martha Argerich with Gidon Kremer and Mischa Maisky!
Norman’s favorite trio – Lang Lang, Ray Chen, Yo-Yo
Hey, could we have Yuja instead?
Where you there when they were introduced? “Yuja, Yo-Yo; Yo-Yo, Yuja” – and suddenly, Yoko Ono entered the room, followed by Yma Sumac and Una O’Connor …
Surely you mean Lola Astanova as someone fit to partner Chen and Ma. Yuja can actually play.
Hilary Hahn, Marc-Andre Hamelin, Alisha Weilerstein.
Two of the best I’ve heard are Alon Goldstein-Ilya Kaler-Amit Peled and the Chung family trio.
Before Rubinstein-Heifetz-Piatigorsky were Rubinstein-Heifetz- Feuermann. Others: Pennario-Heifetz-Piatigorsky, Istomin-Stern-Rose, Schnabel-Hubermann-?, R.Serkin-A.Busch-H.Busch, Cortot-Thibaud-Casals, Edwin Fischer-Trio, Horace Britt-Trio, Elly Ney-Trio, Lili Kraus-Trio, Badura-Skoda-Trio, Freddy Kempf-Trio, Richter-Kagan-Gutman, Gilels-Kogan-?, Goldenweiser-D.Oistrakh-Rostropovic, and those formed arou0nd Alfredo Casella, Wilhelm Kempff. Myra Hess, and Solomon.
I’ve seen Maxim Vengerov play in a quarter but not in a trio.
On recordings at least (not sure they ever gave a concert) I’d mention Rubinstein/ Szeryng/Fournier.
Catalonia already has this trio: https://www.isrbx.net/3137859482-trio-montserrat-german-counterpoint-2021.html – A string trio, of course, and one that first got together to make this exceptionally excellent recording. Catalonia would do well to support great local artists like these.
One syllable USA-based: Ax, Bell, Ma.
Two syllables Russian-born: Kissin, Repin, Maisky.
Three syllables international, born on (or in) three different continents: Argerich, Vengerov, Isserlis.
Each one of my three trios includes one musician from the Barcelona group.
Lang Lang, Vanessa Mae, and Nana Ouyang. Million dollar vulgarity, pennies musicality.
Who the F cares? Really!
Given that Bell and Isserlis have had a history of collaborating since the 80’s, I think this is a great match. Can’t wait to hear some recordings!
Apparently a million dollars doesn’t buy what it used to (and for those ready to take offense – humour often doesn’t seem to travel on this site – yes, I’m joking).
I line very much the trio Faust Queyras Melnikov, any trio with Gidon Kremer – I remember well a concert of his trio with Giedre Dirvanauskaite and Khatia Buniatishvili- , any trio with Martha Argerich, and mentioning these two names, of course their trio with the wonderful Mischa Maisky. Not a million dollar trio, but a billion goose pinples trio: the marvellous Moscow Rachmaninov Trio.
Will all respect to Josh Bell, he’s not in the same category as the other two.
Here are my picks:
1) Yuja Wang, Augustin Hadelich, Yo-Yo Ma
2) Marta Argerich, Leonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma
Seriously, this is my million dollar trio: Daniil Trifonov, Hilary Hahn, Sol Gabetta
How about million dollar trio – kids edition?:
Alexander Malofeev, piano
Daniel Lozakovich, violin
Sheku Kannah-Mason, cello
YoYo-JaJa-Nono and Rattle-Battle-Ax
Jascha Heifetz, Joshua Bell…….
Grigor Piatigorsky, Steven Isserlis…..
Words like comedown and diminishing returns spring to mind.
Rubinstein was never in the same league as his colleagues, and as such was the weakest link.
The choice of pianist, therefore, is of lesser interest.
Alexander T III Jr: 2085
“Joshua Bell, Ignaz Headingley …
Stephen Isserlis, Gloria van Heusen …
Words like comedown and diminishing returns spring to mind …”
Rubinstein the weakest link – are you serious?
Very serious. Rubinstein was nowhere near as good a musician as Heifetz and Piatigorsky, be it musically or technically (can you seriously imagine either one of them playing with the casual disregard for technical accuracy that characterised some of Rubinstein’s performances?).
A friend was present at Ravinia way back when, for a performance by Joseph Suk, Yo-Yo Ma and James Dick, the Texas pianist.
Ma announced it to the audience as the first appearance of the Suk-Ma-Dick trio. (Honest.)
Horowitz – Heifetz – Rostropovich
The Horowitz-Stern-Rostroopovich trio existed long enough to perform and record one movement of Tchaikovsky’s trio at the xconcert to save Carfnegie Hall.
I’m a strong admirer or Rubinstein’s chamber music, particularly the Archduke trio, Schumann quintet, and Brahms G-minor quartet.