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| Robert Benz |  Klavier |
| Jewgeni Schuk | Violine |
| Alexander Hülshoff | Violoncello |
Robert Benz, professor of the piano in Mannheim, has been one of the most outstanding pianists of Germany. In his youth he won first prize both of the International Busoni competition and the International Liszt-Bartok competition and began an international career as a soloist. He soon discovered his predilection for chamber music which he by now has lived to the full for many years with the Trio Bamberg.
The Russian violinist Jewgeni Schuk, originating from an old traditional family of musicians, became first concertmaster of the Moscow Philharmonic at the age of 23. On coming to Germany in 1990 he was offered the same position at the Stuttgarter Staatstheater, which he still covers today. He plays a violin by Vuillaume among whose illustrious owners were Wieniawsky and Wilhelmy.
The third man is Alexander Hülshoff who replaced the Bamberg cellist Stephan Gerlinghaus in 2006. At only 28 he obtained a professorship for the cello at Folkwang Hochschule Essen after studies with Martin Ostertag and Lynn Harrell. With his Grancino-Cello „David Popper“, made in 1691, he regularly performs as soloist with various internationally renowned orchestras.
The Trio Bamberg has performed in nearly all major German cities like Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, Dresden, Hamburg as well as in many international capitals like Brussels, Barcelona, Bergen, Ljubljana, Naples, Osaka, Shanghai, Riad… Extensive concert tours brought the trio to South-Africa, Japan, Mexico, Italy, Saudi-Arabia, Norway and South America.
The fact that the Bamberg Trio is numbered among the top ensembles is made obvious by the great demand: In the year 2006 the trio was invited by 7 international music festivals, among them the Schleswig-Holstein-Musik-Festival, the International Music Festival at Echternach the Rheingau Music Festival and the Beethovenfest in Bonn.
The to date 7 CD productions of the trio were highly praised by the musical press and the audience: Scala pronounced them „outstanding“. The recording of Schnittke/Schostakowitsch even won the German Grammy Award.