Ahn Trio

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Ahn Trio
Cover of Ahn Trio's fifth album
Background information
Origin	New York City
Genre(s)	Classical, Crossover, Alternative
Years active	1989-Present
Label(s)	Sony BMG Masterworks
Website	www.ahntrio.com
Members
Maria Ahn (cello), Lucia Ahn (piano), Angella Ahn (violin)

The Ahn Trio are three Korean American sisters who make up a classical piano trio. Their names are Angella (violin), Lucia (piano) and Maria (cello). Lucia and Maria are twins.

They were trained at Juilliard in New York. They achieved widespread recognition in the United States in 1987 when TIME Magazine featured them in a cover story about "Asian Whizz-kids". In 2003, they were selected by People Magazine as three of the "50 Most Beautiful People" and have been featured in Vogue, GQ and in ads for GAP and Anne Klein.

Lucia, Angella, and Maria thrive on dissolving the barriers between art forms. They have fused their work with that of dancers, pop singers, DJs, painters, installation artists, photographers, lighting designers, ecologists, and even kite makers. Most recently, they performed live at the Czech Grammys with the Tata Bojs, and received critical acclaim for their collaborative project with the David Parsons Dance Company.

Their first recording, of Ravel and Villa-Lobos trios, brought raves, such as Audio Magazine's "this is one of Ravel's best and never better played", and the next, an EMI recording of trios by Dvorak, Suk, and Shostakovich, won Germany's prestigious ECHO Award. A 1997 MTV appearance on Bryan Adams' "Unplugged" program led to the development of "Ahn-Plugged," which typifies the excitement and energy of the Ahn Trio. Mostly recently, they have created their own label, L.A.M.P (Lucia Angella Maria Productions), to allow them greater freedom to further explore the new, cutting edge projects they have always pursued. It is precisely this vitality and commitment to innovation that has the Ahn Trio continually drawing new audiences to classical music.

The newest album on Sony BMG Masterworks, "Lullaby For My Favorite Insomniac," is their modern classical take on what they call “lullabies fit for 21st Century insomniacs.”

"Lullaby for my Favorite Insomniac" combines established compositions with material specifically-commissioned for this project. Included on the record are several tracks that build on the music of fellow Juilliard graduate and award-winning composer Kenji Bunch; commissioned works from both Michael Nyman and Ronn Yedidia; and innovative transcriptions of music by Rodgers & Hart, Astor Piazzolla and David Bowie/Pat Metheny (“This Is Not America”). The trio is joined on the record by several special guest vocalists including Susie Suh, Ema Brabcova, Ra.D and Insun Shin. As a special addition, four bonus tracks are included featuring remixes by Tao of Sound, DJ Spooky, Superdrive and Ra.D.

A nationwide tour in support of the new record is ongoing.