“Felicity, finesse, and good cheer are hallmarks of these performances.”

“… an exquisite balance in their interpretation, playing with a lush, expressive tone but never losing their crystal-clear sound… Most impressive is the Oberlin Trio’s emotional directness and how well they play off of one another. They have a strong mutual understanding of how the music flows and how it ought to be shaped, whether in the distraught and reflective “Dumky” passages or in the naïvely joyous dances.”

The Oberlin Trio, the acclaimed ensemble founded in 1982 by three members of the Oberlin Conservatory faculty, has released a new CD on the conservatory's official record label, Oberlin Music.

Distributed by Naxos of America, the Oberlin Trio’s Dvořák | Shostakovich | Tower is available through select retailers and digital music channels worldwide.

“Life’s unadulterated pleasures and merciless injustices were stunningly evoked at the Oberlin Trio’s February 18 concert in Warner Concert Hall on Ohio’s Oberlin Conservatory campus. Pianist Haewon Song, violinist David Bowlin, and cellist Amir Eldan – all Oberlin faculty members – guided the audience through the extremes of human emotion: they captured the joy that saturates Haydn’s Trio in G Major and brought to Shostakovich’s Trio in E Minor a soul-quivering terror.“

“Playing with … perfect control, the Oberlin Trio brought the piece [Beethoven’s Piano Trio, Op. 1, No. 1] to dazzling life.”