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Interview with the "Trio des Iscles".

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TRIO DES ISCLES (PIERRE-OLIVIER QUEYRAS--VIOLIN, VERONIQUE MARIN--CELLO, FREDERIC LAGARDE--PIANO) WAS FOUNDED IN 1988. THROUGH THE MUSIC OF BOHUSLAV MARTINU THEY DISCOVERED OTHER CZECH COMPOSERS. IN 2003 THEY WILL RECORD THE COMPLETE TRIOS OF ANTONIN DVORAK. IN NOVEMBER THEY APPEARED IN PRAGUE IN TWO CONCERTS.

How long has the "Trio des Iscles" existed?

The trio gave its first concerts during the festival in 1988. This festival, called "Les Rencontres musicales de Haute-Provence" (Musical Meetings of the Haute Provence region) is the true meeting point" of the "Trio of lscles' because that is where we first met each other in music, and we are now its co-directors.

So, the trio has existed for 14 years. Why the name, "Trio des Iscles"?

The major part of the festival takes place in a place called "The Iscles", which is a big provincial country house that looks as if it has just come out of the pages of Grand Meaulnes", Alain Fournier's novel. This ancient house, loaded with history, is our constant source of inspiration. The musicians live there during the festival, and the house echoes with the sounds of rehearsals and keeps traces of each persons individual practice. In this house we feel good, we find new energies and share much more than just music... The name came to us as a revelation, we simply couldn't call ourselves anything else!

And what about your previous musical experiences?

We graduated from Paris and Lyon National Conservatories and participated in numerous master-classes led by Menahem PRESSLER, Maurice BOURGUE, Janos STARKER... Later we won 6 international competition awards in France, Italy, Austria, Canada... Since then we have been regularly invited to give concerts in many countries, especially in Europe and North America.

What is your favorite repertoire?

We play all types of music, from 18th century to the most recent compositions. We should mention that we regularly work in collaboration with contemporary composers. Krystof Maratka, your compatriot, provides a good example of this. It was for us that...

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