Piano Trio Masterpieces featuring the Asawa Trio
W.A. Mozart: Piano Trio in G major, KV 564
Joaquín Turina: Piano Trio No. 2 in B minor, Op. 76
Maurice Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor
The Musicians
Regino Madrid (violin), Charlie Powers (cello), and Agustín Muriago (piano)
Violinist Regino Madrid, from Los Angeles, CA, is currently the concertmaster of The American Pops Orchestra frequently featured on PBS and “54 Below” in NYC, a member of the Sound Impact collective, the Chiarina Chamber Players, the Smithsonian Chamber Orchestra, 21st Century Consort, and “Quintango,” a tango band that holds a residency at Blues Alley in Georgetown and tours internationally. Mr. Madrid was the associate concertmaster of “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Chamber Orchestra and regularly played at the White House and the associate concertmaster of NatPhil at The Music Center at Strathmore. Mr. Madrid has appeared as guest concertmaster for the West Virginia Symphony, Eclipse Chamber Orchestra, PostClassical Ensemble, National Gallery Orchestra, and the Alexandria Symphony. Mr. Madrid currently plays in the 1st violin section of the National Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Gianandrea Noseda and has played with the Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Canton Symphonies. In 2021, he recorded Kyle Werner’s violin sonata for the premiere of Silas Farley’s new work with The Washington Ballet on Marquee TV. Mr. Madrid received his Bachelor of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music after pursuing a Physiological Science degree from UCLA. Mr. Madrid plays on a J.B. Vuillaume violin from 1845-50. Mr. Madrid resides in VA where he enjoys photography and Scandinavian mid-century design and architecture.
Pianist Agustin Muriago is a Yamaha Artist and serves as Assistant Professor of Keyboard Skills at the Peabody Institute of the Johns opkins University, where he coordinates the Keyboard Studies area. Frequently performing in solo, chamber, and concerto settings, Muriago has played in venues such as Lincoln Center, the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, the Chicago Cultural Center, and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Muriago’s repertoire ranges from standard piano works to contemporary music premieres, with an emphasis on Spanish and Latin American music. He has recorded for Acte Préalable, Radium Recordings, Albany Records, and for NPR affiliates. His latest recording, “SUR” (Albany Records) features music from his native Argentina and is available on all major streaming platforms.
As a chamber musician, Muriago has performed extensively in piano trios and quartets, and was a guest artist at the Cottonwood Chamber Music Festival in Hays, Kansas. He recently coached chamber ensembles at the InterHarmony Music Festival in Italy, in addition to teaching private piano lessons.
He has offered recitals, lectures, and master classes at The Juilliard School, New York University, the Catholic University of America, the University of Chile, the Central Conservatory of Music Middle School in Beijing, and at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music.
Muriago holds a doctoral degree in piano performance from The Hartt School, and additional degrees in piano performance from New York University and Rowan University. He has held teaching positions at Kansas State University, The Hartt School Community Division, and New York University.
