Arman Trio To Present London Premiere Of Benjamin Lees Piano Trio No.2 " Silent Voices"

June 24 Performance at Wigmore Hall

(PRWEB) June 22, 2005 -- The Arman Trio will present the London Premiere performance of Benjamin Lees Piano Trio No.2 "Silent Voices" at London's Wigmore Hall, 7:30pm on Friday, June 24, 2005. Arenskys Trio No. 1, in D minor, Op.32, Schuberts Notturno in E flat for piano, violin and cello, D897 and Beethovens Piano Trio in D Op 70 No 1 Ghost" will also be presented on this program. For more about this concert, please contact Wigmore Hall online at http://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/.

Silent Voices" for piano, violin and cello was premiered at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC on May 31,1998 and recorded for Albany Records. Of his Piano Trio No 2- (Silent Voices), Benjamin Lees writes, "This work represents a small gesture of remembrance to those whose voices were forever stilled by pogroms and genocides of the past. I have tried to blend the elements of drama, grief and lyricism into a very compact musical statement in the hope that this will be communicated to the listener." The work is dedicated to Joseph Holt, George Marsh, Steven Honigberg (the original performers of the work) and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The Arman Trio had previously presented the Paris, New York and Miami premieres of the work. It has also been performed by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

Benjamin Lees' Symphony No. 5, "Kalmar Nyckel" was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Composition by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. He was the first recipient of a Fromm Foundation award for his String Quartet No. 1 and Sonata for Two Pianos. His works have been commissioned, performed and recorded by, among others, the Tokyo Quartet, Aurora Quartet, Sea Cliff Chamber Players, New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, NBC Symphony, Vienna Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Houston Symphony, National Symphony, Dallas Symphony, San Francisco Ballet, American Symphony, Delaware Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo and Portland (OR) Symphony. He is published by Boosey & Hawkes. You can find much more information about Benjamin Lees at his website -- http://www.benjaminlees.com/ or by contacting Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-797-9166.

The Arman Trio, consisting of pianist Deniz Arman Gelenbe, violinist Constantin Bogdanas and cellist Dorel Fodoreanu, has been hailed by Le Point (Paris) as a "meeting at the summit." The current members of the Arman Trio have performed regularly in Europe and in the USA since 1998. The Trio is a fusion of three successful careers. Their friendship and collaboration in various ensembles had already started in 1985 in Paris. They have appeared in prestigious festivals in Turkey, France and in North Carolina. Their "poetic, impassioned and incisive performances"(John Lambert, The Spectator, Raleigh, NC) have won them accolades from the press and standing ovations from audiences. Their style reflects the best chamber music traditions from Central Europe with elegant French panache. The Arman Trio has recorded for the Albany and Musicians Showcase Labels. For more information about the Arman Trio, contact Deniz Arman Gelenbe at arman@dur.mindspring.com.

Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-797-9166 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.net

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