Rhonda Rider, cello, has been described by the Boston Globe as “a glorious cellist,” remarkable for her “extraordinarily expressive and inventive playing.” A founding member of the Naumburg Award-winning Lydian String Quartet, with whom she played for over 20 years, Rider is a member of the Triple Helix Piano Trio. Her chamber music and solo recordings have been nominated for Grammy Awards and cited as critics' choice in both the New York Times and the Boston Globe. Learn more about Rider.
Markus Placci, violin, has been praised for having “a magnificent personality, a superb energy, a total command, and an extremely convincing taste” (La Libre Belgique) His growing international reputation has earned him solo appearances around the globe. Winner of the prestigious XXVI Vittorio Veneto Competition on a unanimous vote of the jury presided over by Maestro Bruno Giuranna, Placci is the recipient of numerous other international awards and prizes, such as the Brahms-Preis and Baden-Baden Philharmonie Foundation Carl Flesch Preis and the Jules C. Reiner Violin Prize at Tanglewood. Learn more about Placci.
