Introducing The Poinsett Piano Trio

After having performed together with great success for several years in other chamber combinations, David Gross, Deirdre Hutton, and Christopher Hutton founded the Poinsett Piano Trio in 2008.  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. The trio has played concerts throughout the United States, and has made international tours to Germany in 2012 and New Zealand in 2010 and 2013.  They have performed Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with orchestras in Idaho and South Carolina.

The ensemble is named in honor of Joel Roberts Poinsett, a statesman, physician, and botanist from South Carolina.  Like the members of the trio he had an international life and career, including serving as Minister (ambassador) to Mexico. Poinsett is most remembered today as the discoverer of the Mexican Poinsettia plant, whose bright red flowers are popularly included in festive Christmas decorations throughout the world. Visit the trio on the web at http://www.poinsettpianotrio.com

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