NEW YORK EMPIRE Trio
Hristo Popov, Violin, Kalin Ivanov, Cello, Joshua Pierce, Piano

The New York Empire Trio was founded by three highly experienced chamber musicians. The trio members have performed in numerous concert series in the United States and internationally.  Their repertoire ranges from the early classics to the music of today.  Future plans include a European tour in the summer of 2009, and debut concerts in Washington D.C. and at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

“Virtuoso-violinist extraordinaire”, Hristo Popov, brings tremendous experience to the concert stage.  Popov made his orchestral debut at the age of nine and since then has performed throughout the United States, England, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Bulgaria, Italy, Switzerland, and Mexico as both recitalist and concerto soloist. He is founding member of The New York Empire Trio exclusively presented by Bulgarian Virtuosi Artists. Hristo Popov is a prizewinner at the Kozian International Violin Competition, Silver Medalist at the California Young Artist Competition, winner of the Grand Prize at the International Institute of Music (Germany, USA), first place at the American String Teachers' Association Chamber Music Competition. He has appeared in major chamber music festivals throughout the world.  Popov has performed in major Performing Arts Centers in the United States including the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion - Los Angeles, Severance Hall - Cleveland, John F. Kennedy Center - Washington D.C, and Casa Verdi – Milan, Italy. Hristo Popov performs music from the standard repertoire as well as significant works of the contemporary genre.  American composer Thomas Janson has recently composed a number of works specifically for him.  His performances have been documented on TV and radio stations in United States, Mexico, and Bulgaria and has recorded albums for TC Recordings and Bravante Records. He continues to receive rave reviews - As described by Kultur am Ort, Germany, Popov “proved to be a true virtuoso…he fascinated the audience with his warm Bohemian magically sweet tone and unsurpassed brilliance!” More info: www.HPopov.com

Kalin Ivanov, cellist, is a prominent soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, and recording artist. A native of Bulgaria, he began studying cello at the age of six with his father. He performs with: “dramatic urgency and expressive tone”(The Strad, London).  A winner of the C.W. Post Chamber Music Festival Concerto Competition, he has performed in many countries, including Bulgaria, Greece, Austria, Switzerland, France, England, Russia, and the U.S. Mr. Ivanov, along with many prestigious musicians such as Natalia Gutman, Alexander Kniazev, Boris Pergamenstikov, Peter Bruns, Tomas Stral and recent winners of the Tchaikovsky competition, was selected to perform in the International Music Festival in commemoration of Daniel Shafran, which was sponsored by the Moscow State Philharmonic and the State Institute of Arts. The Music Life magazine, Moscow called him: “…recognized master of the cello.”Currently he is teaching cello and chamber music at a number of schools including Adelphi University, Long Island Conservatory, SUNY, Brooklyn College, CUNY, and leading master classes in the US and Europe. Mr. Ivanov previous and future solo performances include appearances with: Plovdiv Philharmonic, Sofia Philharmonic, Moscow chamber orchestra - “Cantus Firmus”, Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra, Manhattan Virtuosi and Ensemble du Monde - Chamber Orchestras, and others. He is also a founding member of The Forte String Quartet, New York EMPIRE Trio, and Bulgarian Piano Quartet. The WORLD PANORAMA magazine wrote: “…Kalin Ivanov is a phenomenon in the palette of the most talented musicians.”  He has recorded three CDs. Mr. Ivanov is presented by Bulgarian Virtuosi Artists. More info: www.KalinIvanov.com

Grammy nominated pianist Joshua Pierce grew up in New York City, studying at the Juilliard School of Music, where for seven years he was the recipient of the Heckscher Foundation Award, as well as awards from the Manhattan School of Music, Columbia University, and the Cleveland Institute where he received the Victor Babin Award. Many more awards would follow during his career. His principal teacher and mentor was Dorothy Taubman, with extensive chamber music work with Bernard Greenhouse, Joseph Seiger and Arthur Balsam. He has performed in prestigious music centers throughout the world as a soloist and with an extraordinary array of orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic, London Philharmonia, Symphony Orchestra of Russia, Moscow State Philharmonic, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra. He has recorded over 200 works including the complete piano concertos of Beethoven, Brahms, Liszt and Gershwin as well as numerous World Premieres as a soloist and with orchestra for MSR Classics, EMI Classics, Carlton Classics, Helicon, Koch International Classics, MMC, Pro Arte, Sony Classics, Vox and other labels. His landmark series of recordings of John Cage's music on the Wergo label has earned him tremendous acclaim worldwide. His 25-year collaboration with the pianist Dorothy Jonas, as part of the two-piano team, Pierce & Jonas, has resulted in numerous acclaimed recordings and performances, including a command performance with the Royal Philharmonic for England's Royal Family. He has also given many chamber music performances with Russia's famed Leontovich String Quartet and the New York Empire Trio. More info: www.jamesarts.com/pierce

NEWS!

Up coming concerts:

Wednesday, August 14, 2008 at 6pm

Summit Music Festival
present

NEW YORK EMPIRE Trio
Hristo Popov, Violin, Kalin Ivanov, Cello, Joshua Pierce, Piano

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Saturday, October 18, 2008 at 12:30pm

BROOKLYN COLLEGE PREP CENTER FOR THE PERFROMING ARTS

Present 

Classical Music Recital

NEW YORK EMPIRE Trio
Hristo Popov, Violin, Kalin Ivanov, Cello, Joshua Pierce, Piano 

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts,
Sam Levenson Hall

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Sunday, October 19, 2008 at 4:00pm

BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY, NY
(CENTRAL branch in Brooklyn, NY)

Present 

Classical Music Recital

NEW YORK EMPIRE Trio
Hristo Popov, Violin, Kalin Ivanov, Cello, Joshua Pierce, Piano

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Sunday, December 7, 2008 at 3:00pm

CHAGRIN VALLEY

Chamber Music Concert Series

present

NEW YORK EMPIRE Trio
Hristo Popov, Violin, Kalin Ivanov, Cello, Joshua Pierce, Piano

 Chagrin Falls, OH

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Saturday, January 31 2009 at 8:30pm

Weill Recital Hall at CARNEGIE HALL, New York

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Classical Music Recital

NEW YORK EMPIRE Trio
Hristo Popov, Violin, Kalin Ivanov, Cello, Joshua Pierce, Piano

EUROPEAN Tour

June-July, 2009

PRESS RELEASES:

For Immediate Release
October 16, 2008
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.net

New York Empire Trio Presents Brooklyn Concerts on October 18 and 19 The New York Empire Trio will present two concerts in Brooklyn, New York this coming weekend:

Saturday, October 18 – 12:30 PM at the Brooklyn Center For Performing Arts, Sam Levenson Recital Hall, 2900 Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. This program is presented by the Brooklyn College Preparatory Center for Performing Arts.

Sunday, October 19 – 4 PM at Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library - Dweck Center, Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn.

Repertoire for these concerts will be Haydn’s Trio in D, Hob. XV:16, contemporary Bulgarian composer Roumi Petrova’s Eastern Connection Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano, Rachmaninov’s Trio Elegiaque in G minor and Dvorak’s Trio "Dumky" in E minor, op. 90.

Both of these events are free and open to the public. For more about the October 19 program, directions or other information, please call Brooklyn Library at 718-230-2100 or visit
http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/branch_library_detail.jsp?branchpageid=.

New York Empire Trio members Hristo Popov – violin, Kalin Ivanov – cello, Joshua Pierce - piano are winners of many distinguished awards and have had prominent careers. “Virtuoso-violinist extraordinaire”, Hristo Popov, is a prizewinner at the Kozian International Violin Competition, Silver Medalist at the California Young Artist Competition, winner of the Grand Prize at the International Institute of Music (Germany, USA), first place at the American String Teachers' Association Chamber Music Competition. Kalin Ivanov, cellist, is a prominent soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, and recording artist who performs with: “dramatic urgency and expressive tone”(The Strad, London). A winner of the C.W. Post Chamber Music Festival Concerto Competition, he has performed in major performing centers in Europe and the United States.  Grammy nominated pianist Joshua Pierce has performed with many orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic, London Philharmonia, Moscow State Philharmonic, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, among others. He has recorded over 200 works for MSR Classics, EMI Classics, Koch International Classics, Sony Classics, Vox and other labels.

Future plans include a European tour in the summer of 2009, and debut concerts in Washington D.C. and at Carnegie Hall in New York City.  For more information and upcoming performances visit
www.bulgarianvirtuosi.com/nyempiretrio.html

The New York Empire Trio is performing exclusively and with the support of BULGARIAN VIRTUOSI Artists. Visit us at: www.BulgarianVirtuosi.com

For press inquiries about the New York Empire Trio, please contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.net.

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45 Grant Avenue
Farmingdale, NY 11735 USA
Tel: 516-586-3433
E-mail: jamesarts@worldnet.att.net
Website: http://www.jamesarts.com

For Immediate Release
January 28, 2008
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.net

New York Empire Trio in Concert on January 29 and 30 in Hudson and
Youngstown, Ohio

The New York Empire Trio will present concerts on January 29 – 8 PM at Chapel Hall of Western Reserve Academy, 115 College Street in Hudson, Ohio and on January 30 – 8 PM, at the Dana School of Music, Youngstown State University, One University Plaza, Youngstown, Ohio.

Repertoire for both concerts will be piano trios by Haydn, Schubert, and Dvorak. The newly formed New York Empire Trio consists of violinist Hristo Popov, cellist Kalin Ivanov, and pianist Joshua Pierce. Their concerts are presented in part with the support of Bulgarian Virtuosi Artists - www.BulgarianVirtuosi.com.

For tickets and information about the January 29 concert, please contact Western Reserve Academy Fine Arts Department at 330-650-9744 or visit them at www.wra.net/.

For tickets and information about the January 30 concert, please contact Dana School of Music of Youngstown StateUniversity at 330-941-3636 or go to www.fpa.ysu.edu/music/.

“Virtuoso-violinist extraordinaire”, Hristo Popov, brings tremendous experience to the concert stage. Popov made his orchestral debut at the age of nine and since then has performed throughout the United States, England, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Bulgaria, Italy, Switzerland, and Mexico as both recitalist and concerto soloist. Visit him at www.bulgarianvirtuosi.com/hristopopov.html.

Kalin Ivanov, cellist, is a prominent soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, and recording artist. The press called him: “recognized master of the cello” (Music Life, Moscow). He performs with: “dramatic urgency and expressive tone”(The Strad). He has performed in Bulgaria, Greece,
Austria, Switzerland, France, England, Russia and the United States. Visit him at www.kalinivanov.com.

One of the most dynamic pianists of the 20th century, Joshua Pierce enters the 21st at the top of his form: With more than 50 solo, duo-piano and World Premiere recordings and countless performances around the world, Joshua Pierce just keeps on surprising and pleasing
both critics and fans alike. From standard repertoire to his ground breaking series of CDs of the music of John Cage, Pierce has been acknowledged time and again as one of today's most versatile, exciting and original pianists. His website is at www.jamesarts.com/pierce/.

For press inquiries about the New York Empire Trio, please contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.net.

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Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
45 Grant Avenue
Farmingdale, NY11735USA
Tel: 516-586-3433
E-mail: jamesarts@worldnet.att.net
Website: http://www.jamesarts.com