Tchaikovsky Allegretto moderato (1863)
Sibelius String Trio in G minor
Gershwin Three Preludes (Arranged for String Trio by Martin Stegner)
Flanagan Ehrlichia, Rhapsody in Discomfort #6
Mozart Piano Quartet in Eb, K 493
I. Allegro
II. Larghetto
III. Allegretto
Trio Solano is a new ensemble consisting of well-known Bay Area musicians. While these long-time friends have performed countless times together, their first performance as Trio Solano was a live-stream for Music on the Hill in October of 2020, followed by another live-stream for Calliope: East Bay Music & Arts. The 2021-22 season includes performances at Glenview Classical Series, SF Music Day at Herbst Theater, and Gradus ad ParnassumMusic Academy. Trio Solano recently received a grant from InterMusic SF to record a video of Dan Flanagan’s composition “Ehrlichia,” Rhapsody in Discomfort #6.
Dan Flanagan (violin) currently serves as Concertmaster of the Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera, Concertmaster of the Modesto Symphony, Concertmaster of West Edge Opera, Concertmaster of Opera Paralléle, and Instructor of Violin at University of California, Berkeley. A dedicated orchestral player, Flanagan has performed as Concertmaster with the Oakland Symphony, Santa Rosa Symphony, California Symphony, California Musical Theater, Festival Opera of Walnut Creek, Symphony San Jose, Merced Symphony and Symphony Napa Valley. He performs regularly with the San Francisco Opera and Ballet and records film, video game, and television soundtracks with the Skywalker Symphony Orchestra. In addition to performing with Trio Solano, he’s a member of the Eco Ensemble and was a founding member of the Farallon Quintet. His original compositions have been heard throughout the SF Bay Area and were recently featured in the Spread Spectrum Festival Russia and the Hunters Point Shipyard Artists Socially Distanced Video Series. In October 2022, he will present The Bow and the Brush, premiering 21 solo violin pieces inspired by paintings at Carnegie Hall, followed by a national tour and an album released by Avie Records. Flanagan plays on a violin made in 1840 by JB Vuillaume, once owned by the celebrated American virtuoso Albert Spalding, and he collects original artwork by French Impressionists and contemporary California artists.
Paul Ehrlich (viola) is a member of The San Francisco Ballet Orchestra; he also performs frequently with The San Francisco Opera Orchestra and San Francisco Symphony. His previous positions have included The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Phoenix Symphony. A frequent chamber music performer, he is a member of The Sacramento Chamber Music Society and collaborates with several other Bay Area chamber groups. Dr. Ehrlich was educated at The Royal College of Music, London, Cambridge University, and Yale School of Music, where he completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree. His principal teachers include Raphael Hillyer, Jaroslav Vanecek, and Karen Tuttle.
Victoria Ehrlich (cello) studied at Southern Methodist University, the Academia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Her teachers included Robert Marsh, Bernard Greenhouse, and Robert Gardner. Prior to joining the San Francisco Opera Orchestra in 1984, she played with the Santa Fe Opera, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, and was principal cellist with the Symphonies of Omaha, Richmondand Phoenix. Ms. Ehrlich has performed with the San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco Symphony, the New Century Chamber Orchestra, Composers Inc., Berkeley Symphony, the Russian Chamber Orchestra, and Lamplighters. She is also an active chamber musician, performing regularly with the Ariel Quartet, resident ensemble of the Sacramento Chamber Music Society; the Bridge Players, who specialize in music by Jewish and Holocaust composers; the Picasso Ensemble, who present concerts in the historic Senon House in Aptos; the International Orange Piano Quartet; and the FathChamber Players, a fixture in Mill Valley.