April 6, 2015

SVSU Welcomes ‘One of the Hottest Young Trios’ in Music for Concert

Saginaw Valley State University will feature a concert by the Chicago-based Lincoln Trio as part of the Rhea Miller Concert Series Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Rhea Miller Recital Hall.

Hailed by FANFARE magazine as “one of the hottest young trios in the business,” the group includes Desirée Ruhstrat, violin, David Cunliffe, cello, and Marta Aznavoorian, piano. Each is an artist of international renown.

Ruhstrat has performed throughout the U.S. and Europe, appearing at the White House and performing on a live radio broadcast heard around the world with the Berlin Radio Orchestra. Cunliffe has performed with the BBC and Royal Scottish orchestras, and as a member of the Balanescu Quartet. Aznavoorian has appeared with the Chicago Symphony and has performed at the Kennedy Center and the Sydney Opera House.

Formed in 2003, the Lincoln Trio takes its name from their home, the heartland of the United States, the land of Lincoln. The group has been praised for its polished presentations of well-known chamber works and its ability to forge new paths with contemporary repertoire. Internationally the trio has performed in Germany, Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and South America.

Winners of the 2008 Master Players International Competition in Venice, Italy, the trio also received prestigious Young Performers Career Advancement Award in 2011. Staunch proponents of music education, the Lincoln Trio has had residencies at the Music Institute of Chicago as well as San Francisco State University, University of Wisconsin Madison, and SUNY-Fredonia.

The Rhea Miller Concert Series is made possible by a generous gift from Rhea E. Miller, a longtime friend of SVSU. Her gift, administered by the Miller Trust for Music Education, has provided the university with the opportunity to offer outstanding performances by nationally and internationally acclaimed musical artists at no cost to the audience since 1993. For more information, call (989) 964-4159 or email music@svsu.edu.