NEW BEETHOVEN RECORDING - REVIEW from the Toronto Star
November 17, 2009

3.5/4

These Torontonians – violinist Annalee Patipatanakoon, cellist Roman Borys and pianist Jamie Parker – deliver polished, sleek, impeccably shaped performances of two works by Beethoven. "Piano Trio No. 1" owes much to Mozart and Haydn in its Classical restraint. The "Archduke Trio," one of the
masterpieces of the repertoire, is the soul of this disc, imbued with grace and radiant with power.

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REVIEW OF TANGO NUEVO from the Toronto Star - January 13, 2009

3.5/4

Toronto's Gryphon Trio – violinist Annalee Patipatanakoon, cellist Roman Borys and pianist Jamie Parker – frequently swing their impressive talents outside the classical canon, usually to good effect. This foray into reimaginings of the traditional Argentine tango is a nicely layered set of 12 tracks dominated by The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires by Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992).

From boisterous to melancholy, the ghosts of milongas past and present are all accounted for, elegantly played by the trio. Slightly more jazzy are two gems by Hilario Duran.

The finest piece of all comes with the closing track: a sweet, sad little Milonga by Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983).

JOHN TERAUDS

REVIEW FROM THE WASHINGTON POST - MARCH 10, 2008

Around Toronto, the Gryphon Trio musicians are considered maverick workaholics. Pianist Jamie Parker, cellist Roman Borys and violinist Annalee Patipatanakoon all teach at the university, play at jazz joints and tour their country tirelessly, sometimes with sopranos and lighting designers in tow. Last fall, the trio took on programming the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival, arguably the largest chamber festival in the world.

So why is it that in the United States, the Gryphons are known as three polite Canadians who play Mozart well? Click here for full review

GRYPHON TRIO NOMINATED FOR TWO JUNO AWARDS

Toronto…CARAS (Canadian Academy of Recording Artists) recently announced that the Gryphon Trio is nominated for two Junos in the categories of Classical Album of the Year (Solo or Chamber Ensemble) for their recording of Shostakovich’s Complete Works for Piano Trio/Silvestrov: Postlude DSCH and Classical Album of the Year (Vocal or Choral Performance) for their recording of Christos Hatzis’s Constantinople.

These two albums represent the Gryphon Trio’s 7th and 8th recordings for the Analekta label. They have both received much critical acclaim including a four star rating from the Toronto Star for the Shostakovich recording and four stars from La Presse for the Constantinople recording.

The 2008 JUNO Award winners will be announced on Sunday, April 6th, broadcast on CTV from Calgary’s Pengrowth Saddledome.

TORONTO'S GRYPHON TRIO RECEIVES INAUGURAL ESTHER GELBERT DEVELOPMENT FUND COMMISSION

The Canadian Music Centre is pleased to announce that the first commission from the Esther Gelber Development Fund has been awarded to the Gryphon Trio, a Toronto-based internationally-renowned classical music ensemble. The Gryphon Trio has championed and is widely recognized for its active commissioning of new works by Canadian as well as international contemporary composers. The award was announced at a post performance
reception following the Trio’s concert and season launch at the Jane Mallet Theatre on October 16th, 2007. To read full release, click here