Director of the Peabody Institute and founding member of the Pirasti Piano Trio

Noted as a "poetic violist," (New Yorker) Lawrence Dutton has earned distinction as a recitalist, soloist with orchestra, chamber musician, recording artist and teacher of viola and chamber music.

Violaine Melançon is the founding violinist of the Naumburg Award-winning Peabody Trio, which has established itself as one of the leading piano trios in the world.