Gryphon Trio, Ensemble-in-Residence
Celebrating its 32nd season, the Gryphon Trio is one of the world’s preeminent piano trios, garnering acclaim and impressing international audiences with its highly refined, dynamic and memorable performances. With a repertoire that ranges from traditional to contemporary and from European Classicism to modern-day multimedia, the Gryphons are committed to redefining chamber music for the 21st century.
Creative innovators with an appetite for discovery and new directions, the Gryphon Trio has commissioned over 100 new works, and frequently collaborates on projects that push the boundaries of chamber music. The Trio tours regularly throughout North America and Europe, and their 22 recordings are an encyclopedia of works for the genre. Honors include three Juno Awards for Classical Album of the Year – most recently, that of 2019 – and the prestigious 2013 Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts from the Canada Council.
Deeply committed to music education and audience development, the Gryphons conduct masterclasses and workshops at universities and conservatories. Dr. Jamie Parker is the Rupert E. Edwards Chair in Piano Performance and Annalee Patipatanakoon is Professor of Violin and Chamber Music at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Music. Since 2010, the trio’s multi-faceted arts creation program Listen Up! has engaged elementary school students, teachers and parents in 17 Canadian communities and provided them with the experience and knowledge required to participate actively in the arts.
The Gryphon Trio has had a long association with the Ottawa Chamberfest – Roman Borys served as Artistic Director between 2007-2015, as Artistic and Executive Director between 2015-2021 and Annalee Patipatanakoon and Jamie Parker served as Artistic Advisors between 2008-2021. From 2019-2023, The Gryphon Trio, then Directors of Classical Music Summer programs at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, were instrumental in creating Evolution: Classical and Evolution: Chamber programs. Designed for younger artists finished their formal studies, the sessions offered an opportunity to further develop the skills to refine their musical voice and navigate the professional concert world.
The Gryphon Trio performs at CCCMF 2024 on October 18 and 20
