Stella Trio

The Stella Trio was formed by three students at the Mannes College of Music in New York City. After having played together in various configurations in venues such as the French Consulate, the Queen Sofia Spanish Institute and the Union Club in New York and the Chateau de Fontainebleau in France, the group came together as a trio in the fall of 2005. Under the guidance of violinist Todd Phillips of the Orion string Quartet, the Stella Trio had its debut in February 2006 at the Lang Center at New School University playing Shostakovich’s Trio No. 2. They gave numerous other performances during the spring of 2006, culminating in a recital on the faculty concert series at Greenwich House Music School. In June of 2006, they worked with renowned musicians such as Pamela Frank, Colin Carr, Robert McDonald, and others at the Mannes Beethoven Institute. As winners of the Artists International Special Presentation auditions, they gave a formal debut recital at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in November of 2006, and have been invited to perform a concert on Artist International’s Distinguished Alumni Series next season. Other highlights of the current season include a concert on Trinity Church Wall Street’s “Concerts at One” series and a collaboration with the South Oxford Six composer collective. Stella will be a featured artist at Detroit’s Orchestra Hall for the James Tatum Foundation 20th Anniversary Gala this April. They are dedicated to performing both standard repertoire and less-familiar works in a way that entices and engages modern audiences.