The Osiris Trio was formed in 1988. Since then, the trio has toured five continents and was twice given the honour to accompany Her Majesty The Queen of The Netherlands on an official state visit abroad. Over the past 19 years, the group has won a number of Dutch awards, including the 'Philip Morris Finest Selection' award and the Annie Bosboom Prijs.
Since 2001 the Osiris Trio is supported by the Dutch Ministry of Culture. The trio's discography emcompasses two centuries of repertoirefor piano trio but also includes songcycles and the highly regardedrecording of Messiaens Quatuor pour la fin du temps that earned the highest rating (10 out of 10) in the Dutch music magazine Luister. The Dutch newspaper Het Parool concluded its review of a CD with recently written Dutch piano trios by stating "premium international quality." A brand new recording of the Tchaikovsky piano trio Op. 50 will be released in the fall of 2007.
Diversity typifies the group's repertoire, which ranges from Haydn's oeuvre for piano trio to works by contemporary composers. The production of Klas
Torstenssons "In großer Sehnsucht" even brought the trio on stage in a theatrical setting. The Dutch Society of Concerthall and Theatre Managers recently nominated the Osiris Trio in the category "most impressive performances in chamber music." Both Ellen Corver and Larissa Groeneveld hold teaching positions at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague. In 2005 violinist Vesko Eschkenazy, concertmaster of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam since 2000, joined the trio and took the position of founding member Peter Brunt. Brunt however still supports the Osiris Trio in its educational and theatrical activities and in running its own chamber music festival.
Recent tours were made to the United States, Hawai, Indonesia, Sweden and France. In June 2007, the trio has established its own chamber music festival in the beautiful rural estate of Oranjewoud in Friesland. Over 15 concerts in three days were completely sold out and were given highest praise by audiences and the press.
The 2007-2008 season will bring the Osiris Trio among major venues in The Netherlands to the United States and Spain.
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