- 10/26/2014

Neave Trio: Anna Williams, violin; Mickhail Veselov, cello; and Toni James, piano, perform for their de Blasiis debut

On On Sunday, October 26, 2014 at 2pm, the Neave Trio make their de Blasiis debut. The trio, Anna Williams, violin, Mickhail Veselov, cello, and Toni James, piano,  have been hailed by critics as "absolutely stunning", and "up-and-coming ensemble", praised for its "heart-on-sleeve performance" and nominated by the Boston Phoenix as the "Best of Boston".  They hail from the United States, Scotland and Russia, was named the first ever Fisch/Axelrod Trio-in-Residence at San Diego State University in the Fall of 2012.

Graduates of the Eastman, Manhattan and Longy Schools of Music and the Chopin Academy in Moscow, the Neave Trio has enjoyed international success and festival performances in the US, Canada, South America, UK and Europe, performing in some of the world's finest concert halls.

All rising young soloists, they have enjoyed international concert and competition success spanning four continents, with recent notable performances in Guatemala, Belgium and Russia, as well as a recital appearance at the British Embassy in Oslo, Norway. Trio members have studied with artists Natalia Gutman, Terry King, Barry Snyder, Victor Rosenbaum, Patrinka Kopec, Irina Muresanu and Laura Bossert, among others.