Trio Casals

The New York-based Trio Casals is noted for programs that combine traditional piano trio repertory with contemporary American music. Trio Casals made its debut at the Pablo Casals Festival in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The members are violinist Alexandr Kislitsyn, cellist Ovidiu Marinescu, and pianist Anna Kislitsyna. The group began its association with Navona Records in 2015, releasing the album Moto Continuo: New Works for Piano Trio and Solo Cello. Composers such as Joanna Estelle and David Nisbet Stewart have written works expressly for the trio. A new series began with A Grand Journey in 2021, also featuring new music, and continued with A Grand Journey, Vol. 2, in 2023. The following year, Trio Casals appeared with other groups on the album Jan Järvlepp: Sonis and Other Tonix.