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For over 25 years, the Gryphon Trio has firmly established itself as one of the world’s preeminent piano trios, garnering acclaim and impressing international audiences with its 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.

The Trio tours regularly throughout North America and Europe, and its prolific recording catalogue, including over 23 releases on the Analekta, Naxos, and other labels, is a veritable encyclopedia of works for the genre. Honors include 11 nominations and two Juno Awards for Classical Album of the Year and the prestigious 2013 Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts from the Canada Council for the Arts.

The Gryphon returned to the CMSD this past January with a traversal of the Beethoven piano trios across our three regional series venues over one weekend.  Their May 16 webcast reprises their stunning performance of Beethoven’s monumental “Archduke” Trio, and features another favorite of the chamber music repertoire, Dvořák’s “Dumky” Trio, which captures the spirit of Slavic folk song.

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Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97, “Archduke”

Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90, “Dumky”

Annalee Patipatanakoon - Violin

Violinist Annalee Patipatanakoon is one of Canada’s most respected performing artists. A laureate of the Queen Elizabeth Violin Competition in Brussels, Belgium, as well as a First Prize winner of the Canadian Music Competition and the Eckhardt-Gramatté Competition for Canadian Music, Annalee is a graduate of Indiana University and the Curtis Institute of Music, and is Associate Professor of Violin and Chamber Music at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Music.

As a founding member of the three-time Juno Award winning Gryphon Trio, Annalee can be heard on the Trio’s 23 recordings on the Analekta, Naxos, and other labels, and maintains a busy touring schedule across Canada and the United States each season. She serves as Artistic Advisor to the Ottawa Chamber Music Society, and is Artist-in-Residence at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music and Trinity College. Gryphon Trio performances are regularly broadcast nationwide on CBC Radio Canada.

Equally in demand as a teacher of violin and chamber music, Annalee has taught and conducted masterclasses at Rice University, Stanford University, the Royal Conservatory of Music, the Hochshule für Musik-Mainz, Domaine Forget, the Orford Academy, the Tuckamore Festival and School, Mount Royal University, and many more. With the Gryphon Trio, Annalee leads educational projects in music schools and communities across the country, including the group’s flagship Listen Up! outreach program with permanent hubs in Ottawa and Etobicoke. In 2020, Annalee and Gryphon Trio members Roman Borys, and Jamie Parker will direct the classical music summer program at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.

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Roman Borys - Cello

For more than two decades, cellist and producer Roman Borys has distinguished himself as one of Canada’s leading artistic voices. A founding member of the three-time Juno Award-winning Gryphon Trio, Roman has released 17 acclaimed records on the Analekta and Naxos labels; toured internationally since 1993; and broken new artistic ground through cross-genre collaborations and multimedia performances. In 2013, Gryphon Trio was awarded the Canada Council for the Arts’ Walter Carsen Award for Achievement in the Arts.

As Artistic Director of the Ottawa Chamber Music Society, Roman programs the summer Chamberfest (among the world’s largest festivals of its kind); a fall-winter concert series; and a suite of community engagement and education initiatives. Deeply committed to classical music outreach and audience development, Roman has conceived, developed, and produced the Gryphon Trio’s flagship educational program, Listen Up!, in communities across Canada since 2010. As codirector of Banff Centre Classical Music Summer Programs, Roman oversees and leads career development programs for emerging artists.

Roman lives and works in Toronto and Ottawa. He received an Honorary Doctorate from Carleton University, in Ottawa, as recognition for his contributions to the community.

Jamie Parker - Piano

Jamie Parker’s achievements are both lengthy and impressive. His musical roots can be traced to the Vancouver Academy of Music and University of British Columbia where he studied with Kum Sing Lee, and then went on to complete his Masters and Doctoral with Adele Marcus at The Juilliard School. Dr. Parker continues the teaching tradition as the Rupert E. Edwards Chair in Piano Performance on the music faculty at the University of Toronto.

Beginning in 1984 with a first prize at the Eckhardt-Gramatte Competition, Jamie served notice that he was a rising star. The CBC competition concurred, selecting him winner of the 25th National Competition for Young Performers. The Virginia P. Moore Award as the most promising young classical artist soon followed, further solidifying Parker’s place as one of Canada’s best.

On-air programs have repeatedly sought out his performances. Mr. Parker has made frequent appearances on CBC, and performances on Bravo!, the CanWest Global Network, MuchMusic and a myriad of stations across the globe.

Jamie’s style has earned him The Globe and Mail’s praise as “One of the most searching musical intellects and 10 of the nimblest fingers in the business.” Jamie has enthralled audiences in North America and Europe, counting diplomats and dignitaries among his receptive audiences.

A consummate professional, Jamie is recognized as a soloist and chamber musician. As well as being the pianist for Canada’s foremost ensemble, the Gryphon Trio, he has critically acclaimed performances with major Canadian symphonies like Toronto, Vancouver, National Arts Centre, Nova Scotia and many in between. With three JUNO recording awards and many other nominations from his vast discography, Jamie Parker continues to graciously strive to do it all.

ABOUT CameraMusic:

"Musica da camera" (the Italian term for "chamber music") takes on a whole new meaning during the COVID-19 crisis, as musicians everywhere find themselves isolated and unable to perform for live audiences. CameraMusic is the Chamber Music Society of Detroit's answer to this, inviting artists to perform live on camera over the Internet from wherever they are. All artists performing on CameraMusic are being compensated for their work.

The Chamber Music Society of Detroit is able to offer these free livestreams only with the generous support of our listeners. Every dollar contributed to the CMSD’s CameraMusic Fund helps to pay musicians for their live CameraMusic performances. Thank you!