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The Junction Trio’s Carnegie Hall debut reflected the wide-ranging tastes and temperaments of pianist Conrad Tao, violinist Stefan Jackiw and cellist Jay Campbell.
— Susan Hall for SlippedDisc
…their choices were as illuminating as the Weill Hall chandeliers…All three played with a unity to be envied by more seasoned ensembles.
— Harry Rollick, ConcertoNet
Why would three young classical musicians with successful solo touring careers form a trio as a side gig?
In 2015, pianist Conrad Tao, violinist Stefan Jackiw and cellist Jay Campbell launched Junction Trio for two key reasons: the music and the musicianship.
“There are so many astonishingly good pieces in the repertoire,” said Tao, now 29. “We wanted to play trios by Ravel and Beethoven. The piano-violin-cello combination has a very defined heterogeneous quality. It’s beautiful.”
The ‘new generation’ piano trio hosted by Chamber Music Pittsburgh will take the stage at the Pittsburgh Playhouse located in downtown Pittsburgh on Dec. 11… Jackiw and Tao recently took the time to share their musical journey and one of the many things they have in common is that they both began at a young age.
Carnegie Hall announced programming for their 2023-24 season on February 28, including approximately 170 concerts by many of the world’s leading artists and ensembles, serving audiences in New York City and beyond. As part of their programming, Carnegie will present the Junction Trio on May 3, 2024, with works by Zorn, Ives, and Beethoven.
The young, New York-based musicians are no stranger to Celebrity Series Boston, but this is their first time together as an ensemble for the presenter.
The conjoined players, individually virtuosic, elegant, poetic, bel canto, and fierce, came up to Celebrity Series expectations in every respect...
The cellist Jay Campbell played with a firm yet flexible tone, and violinist Stefan Jackiw was resourceful throughout and especially eloquent in the stormy climaxes of the Schumann.
… a wonderful showcase for the idiosyncratic Junction Trio, an ensemble that… knows neither stylistic nor musical boundaries.
This young, superstar trio is capable of being as cool as it is fiery, and the performers’ strengths bring out the best in each other.