The Poinsett Piano Trio was founded in 2008 by pianist David Gross, violinist Deirdre Hutton, and cellist Christopher Hutton. All three members of the trio live in Greenville, South Carolina where David and Christopher teach at Furman University and Deirdre teaches at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities. As a trio, they have played concerts across the United States, and International tours to New Zealand (2010 and 2013) and Germany (2012).