"It is exciting, as well as reassuring, to witness young, gifted musicians in the happy throes of genre-splicing, witty, creative fervor" - LOS ANGELES TIMES

TRIOLOGY is an ensemble of three dynamic string virtuosos who have set out to break through barriers between styles and revolutionize chamber music, earning ecstatic applause in concert halls all over the world.

Since their inception, TRIOLOGY has received rave reviews by critics and audiences worldwide. Whether performing on their own, with BOBBY MCFERRIN in Mexico City, on tour with solo violinist JULIAN RACHLIN, or on record with jazz guitarist WOLFGANG MUTHSPIEL, this unique trio draws enthusiastic crowds to the concerts.  The famed Oscar winning film composer HANS ZIMMER (Lion King), has invited them several times to arrange and record for his movies in Hollywood. The musicians write and arrange all their own repertoire, inspired by music from around the world, drawing influence from all sorts of genres, be it classical, jazz, pop, contemporary music or world music.

Each TRIOLOGY performance is integrally conceived and consists of original works by the individual members often involving improvisation or innovative arrangements of composers such as ASTOR PIAZZOLLA, PACO DE LUCIA and ENNIO MORRICONE; and invigorating renditions of ethnic music such as Klezmer, Irish and Baltic folk, jazz, minimal music, Latin, Indian and African music.

“TRIOLOGYS  PLAYS ENNIO MORRICONE”, their first CD was released by BMG worldwide. Highly acclaimed by the press, it was also praised by ENNIO MORRICONE who said: "Their broad artistic range has enabled them to discover in my work the basis for interpretations of great virtuosity without destroying the compositions themselves... I must say the soloists who have recorded this compact disc are truly authentic artists."

Academy Award-winning composer HANS ZIMMER discovered Triology in the spring of 1999 at the film music Biennale in Bonn where they performed for ENNIO MORRICONE. Zimmer immediately invited them to HOLLYWOOD to arrange and record on several movie soundtracks.

TRIOLOGY’S second recording on the BMG label is entitled "WHO KILLED THE VIOLA PLAYER?". It is a combination of original compositions from TRISTAN SCHULZE and ALEKSEY IGUDESMAN and arrangements of pieces by ASTOR PIAZZOLLA, PACO DE LUCIA as well as Irish folk music.

The trio became a string quartet for the first time, when they were joined by renowned violinist JULIAN RACHLIN who has been with them on tour on several occasions.

In seasons 2001/2002 and 2002/2003, TRIOLOGY was joined by the internationally acclaimed jazz guitarist WOLFGANG MUTHSPIEL for several tours coupled with a CD release under the name of "THAT'S ALL DAISY NEEDS" www.materialrecords.com.

In 2001 TRIOLOGY premiered the CONCERTO FOR TRIOLOGY AND ORCHESTRA composed by TRISTAN SCHULZE, with the KLAGENFURT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA conducted by ALEXANDER JOEL in the KONZERTHAUS in Klagenfurt.

The trio has performed in prestigious venues and festivals throughout the world including the Rome, Palermo and Ravenna Festivals, the Bremen festival and Hamburg Festtage, and they appear regularly at the renowned Konzerthaus and Musikverein Vienna.  Their extensive touring takes them all over the world:  Italy, Japan, Sweden, Austria, Germany, Turkey, the Ukraine, Australia, Mexico, the US and many other countries.

In Autumn 2002, TRIOLOGY released the CD "AROUND THE WORLD IN 77 MINUTES" which was immediately nominated for the AMADEUS AWARD.

In May 2003, Triology opened the Vienna Festival where they performed for 40.000 people, broadcast live on Austrian television.

2005, TRIOLOGY performed with BOBBY MCFERRIN at the Centro Historico Festival in Mexico.  In the same year, they premiered their new multi-media project “THE INDIA EXPERIENCE” at the Bregenz Festival and the Musikverein, Vienna.

In the future they will be touring Austria, Germany, Scandinavia, Spain, Italy, Mexico and the US with their programs “KALEIDOSCOPE” and "AROUND THE WORLD".

Several pieces from the "AROUND THE WORLD IN 77 MINUTES" CD, as well as works for solo cello by Tristan Schulze can be ordered online from www.doblinger.at

Aleksey Igudesman plays on a Santo Serafin 1717, kindly lent to him by ERSTE BANK.

Violinist DAISY JOPLING was born in London and at the age of 14 made her concerto debut at the Royal Albert Hall. She studied violin with Itzhak Rashkovsky at the Royal College of Music, David Takeno at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and Boris Kuschnir at the Vienna Conservatory.

In London she played in ensembles such as CAPRICORN,ENDYMION, MATRIX ENSEMBLE and MERCIA, the West African band DUNNI; and with the CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF EUROPE. She also recorded and performed with traditional Hungarian folk violinists in Transylvania and spent 3 months studying African Panlogo drumming in Ghana.

In 2000 she founded the duo SON DOS with the Cuban singer MILAGROS PIÑERA-IBACETA . Their first CD  MAÑANA MI AMOR, was released on Extraplatte in 2003, and their project with JON SASS the New York tubist will be on tour in Europe and USA in 2004/2005. SON DOS & SASS – the sound of an Irish fiddle in the streets of Havana intoxicated on New York jazz. www.son-dos.com

In 2001 she played a solo performance of her own music for the opening of the Vienna Town Festival, and the Danube festival in Austria, and wrote the film music for the documentary VIENNA – THE FACE OF A CITY.

In May 2005 she played a solo with the Cuban singer Omara Portuondo for the opening concert of the Vienna Festival.

Violinist ALEKSEY IGUDESMAN was born in St. Petersburg and moved to Germany at the age of six. He won several „Jugend Musiziert“ competitions and at age 12 was accepted to the prestigious „YEHUDI MENUHIN SCHOOL“. From 1989 to 1998, he studied at the Vienna Conservatory under Boris KUSCHNIR. He has lead various orchestras and ensembles and played solo and chamber music concerts all over the world.

He is a prolific composer, who has written the music for several documentaries. His compositions have been performed worldwide by numerous artists and ensembles.

He is also founder of the MUSIC & COMEDY COMPANY, who’s goal is it to give the audience a deep appreciation for the abilities of the performers by bringing them closer to the world of classical music through theatre and humor. WWW.MUSICANDCOMEDY.COM

Together with his duos partner RICHARD HUNG-KI JOO, he performs their music and comedy project all over the world: IGUDESMAN AND JOO: A LITTLE NIGHTMARE MUSIC. He is also involved in music & comedy projects, such as TANDEM, with SEBASTIAN GÜRTLER, WHO IS IVICA STRAUSS?, with GEORG BREINSCHMID and JOHANN AND ALEKSEY with the AMBASSADE ORCHESTRA.

As a conducter he likes mixing Johann Strauss with his own music, and has done so on many occasions with orchestras such as the SAN REMO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA and the AMBASSADE ORCHESTRA VIENNA. His compositions have been published on Universal Edition.

Aleksey Igudesman plays on a Santo Serafin 1717, kindly lent to him by ERSTE BANK.

Cellist TRISTAN SCHULZE was born in former East Germany. He studied cello at the Dresden Musikhochschule and subsequently worked in various orchestras in Dresden, such as the LANDESBÜHNEN SACHSEN and the DRESDNER PHILHARMONIE. In 1991 he traveled for six months to India to study Indian classical music. Back in Europe he studied conducting and composition at the Wiener Musikhochschule. Further studies took on extensive trips to India, to learn Sitar, Sarangi and Tablas, Senegal for Jembe and African drum studies, and Argentina to study bandoneon.

He has recorded numerous CDs for the AUSTRIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (ORF) with the Austrian author CHRISTINE NÖSTLINGER, and composed music for theater productions, such as COPPELIUS in the "Wiener Theater im Zentrum". He wrote the film music for the prize-winning documentary “BEES - A LIFE FOR THE QUEEN”.

TRISTAN SCHULZE writes a large part of TRIOLOGY's repertoire, including the CONCERTO FOR TRIOLOGY AND ORCHESTRA. He has also composed „VIRIBUS UNITIS“. for CORSO WIEN, an ensemble of the VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA.

Based on a text by MARCUS DAVY, he has composed "THE BEAR - a Musical Tale", a work for narrator and orchestra which was recently performed by the Tonhalle Orchestra in Zürich.

He has played a number of solo concerts, always including his own compositions and improvisations,  on many different instruments, for example playing the cello, percussion  and piano at the same time.

Numerous pieces from the "AROUND THE WORLD IN 77 MINUTES" CD, as well as works for solo cello by TRISTAN SCHULZE, are published and can be ordered online from www.doblinger.at