About Us - Lucia Ahn


Lucia Ahn - Ahn Trio

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Alright, it's true that becoming a sister group was not the biggest dream for me. We all grew up in the same house learning all these instruments, so we just started playing Mozart and Haydn trios when we were really young. Then, when we were teenagers, we performed the Beethoven triple concerto all the time. I remember having these huge, knock-down fights and one of us walking out right before some of our most important rehearsals. But, miraculously, we managed never to cancel any of our concerts!

Now that we have been touring for more than ten years, we are definitely more mature (especially me!), and really appreciate the opportunities we have together: making music, sharing our work with our audience, and pouring all our heart out on stage is an incredible experience, and we're truly grateful for it.

I am going to answer some of your popular questions here:

Favorite piece:

Mark O'Connor's 'Triple Concerto' - Pat Metheny's 'Yu Ryung', both written especially for us.

Favorite tour:

Touring the Czech Republic in Nobember 08 with Tatabojs, that was so much fun! The audiences there stood up and started screaming the moment we walked on stage, which was very different from our experience playing for classical music audiences in concert halls. Touring China in December 08 was also totally amazing, especially when I had a chance to hold a baby panda in my arms, and walking on the Great Wall Of China.

Favorite pianists:

Glenn Gould, Marth Argerich, Radu Lupu, Chick Corea and Keith Jarrett.

Favorite states:

We have performed in all 50 states, my favorites are Hawaii and Alaska.

Favorite piano:

Hamburg Steinway

Favorite concerts:

We played at the I Tunes Festival in London in 2008, we were the only classical music group invited to perform there! I got a break when Michael Nyman came on stage, he performed the music that he had written for us with my sisters, that was great! I went to see Keith Jarrett play at Carnegie Hall April this year, the sounds he was creating with the piano was brilliant, I have never known another pianist who can do what he does, it was so inspiring.

Favorite sister:

Yeah, right!

Our mom's favorite album:

Lullaby For My Favorite Insomniac, she is our favorite insomniac and testifies that it really works!

Dream job:

Teaching piano to Clive Owen.

When do you get nervous?

When we were premiering Mark O'Connor's "Triple Concerto" in May this year, knowing that he wrote every note and there he was in the audience listening! Sometimes being nervous is a pretty good thing, especially when I can translate all that nervous energy into better concentration and focus.

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