Warner Classics & Jazz

Biography

Trio Apollon, consisting of clarinet, viola and piano, makes its debut recording on the Warner Classics label with an eclectic programme of 20th century works by composers from France, Hungary, Romania and Germany.

Founded in 1990 by Matthias Glander, principal clarinet of the Staatskapelle Berlin, Felix Schwartz, principal viola of the same orchestra, and pianist Wolfgang Kühnl, Trio Apollon consists of what Robert Schumann considered to be the most romantic combination of instruments. Individually, the Trio members have performed around the world as soloists with orchestra, in other chamber music ensembles and with such prominent colleagues as Daniel Barenboim, Yo-Yo Ma, Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Nikolaij Znaider, Yefim Bronfman, Giora Feidman, Pinchas Zukerman, Christine Schäfer and the late Boris Pergamenschikov. Trio Apollon focuses on Austrian and German Classical and Romantic duos and trios, 20th century French compositions and contemporary repertoire.