Trio Affettuoso was founded in August, 2014 to explore the rich tradition of chamber music for clarinet, cello and piano trio. Members include Puyin Bai, clarinet; Sunnat Ibragimov, cello; and Teng Fu, piano.
Despite the short time they have been working together, Trio Affettuoso has achieved significant results. They were named Alternate at the 2014-2015 Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Chamber Music—Strings Competition in Missouri and were semi-finalists in the 2015 Plowman Competition. They are finalists in the 2015 Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition in Pasadena.
The group is coached by Dr. Scott McBride Smith.
Program:
- Brahms: Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, op.114
- Beethoven: Trio for Piano Clarinet and Cello op.11 “Gassenhauer”
Cocktails at 6:45PM / Concert at 7:00PM
Tickets:
- Premium Red Chair $25
- General $20 (at the door)/$15 (advance)
- Students Free
Clarinetist Puyin Bai is a graduate student at the University of Kansas. He was invited to perform in the Eutin Opera Festival in Germany, and performed in Carnegie Hall as a member of the KU Wind Ensemble; he is also heard on that groups’ Naxos recordings. He was founding member of the Wakarusa Trio, which won First Place in the 2013 MTNA Chamber Music--Strings competition and won the Coleman-Barstow Prize for Best String group at the Coleman Competition.
Sunnat Ibagimov, cello, is from a distinguished music family in his native Uzbekistan. He performed extensively with orchestras; chamber musicians, including Shmuel Ashkenasi, Ben Sayevich, and Christine Grossman; and in festivals. In 2013 and 2015 he performed in Guangzhou, China, and gave master classes. He is a frequent winner of prizes and honors, including the State Cello Competition (Tashkent) and the International Cello Competition in Amalfì, among others. He is completing his M.M. degree at Park University under Daniel Veis.
Pianist Teng Fu began his studies in his native China and studied at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. He moved to New York in 2006, where he completed his pre-college study at the Manhattan School of Music and his B.M. and M.M. degrees at Mannes College. He has won prizes in the All-China Competition and the Gina Bachauer Competition and was invited to give concerts at the Beethoven Music Festival in Bonn, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. He is a student of Dr. Scott McBride Smith.