The Gramercy Trio
The Gramercy Trio — Sharan Leventhal, violin; Jonathan Miller, cello; Randall Hodgkinson, piano — tours the country presenting concerts and residencies, including newly commissioned works and standard repertoire. These critically acclaimed artists view chamber music as an ongoing heritage. They bring a sense of adventure to music of the past and a sense of history to the music of our time.

The Gramercy Trio offers a lively mixture of commissioned works and standard repertoire. They have commissioned and premiered trios by composers such as Nicholas Underhill, Grawemeyer-award winning British composer Simon Bainbridge, tango artist Sonia Possetti, and acclaimed jazz pianist and composer, Fred Hersch. With the support of the Copland Foundation, the trio recorded Shadow Bands, a CD of chamber music by Scott Wheeler, which was released on the Newport Classics label August 1, 2004 (NPD 85672). The Gramercy Kids area of our website has been designed to help support a dynamic musical culture for the next generation.

The New York Times has called the trio’s performances “distinctive and memorable… beautifully wrought and sensitively balanced” (Allan Kozinn), giving “the refreshing impression that everything they were doing was fun and worth hearing” (Anne Midgette). The trio has received grants from the Aaron Copland Fund for Music Recording and the American Composers Forum and can be heard on the Newport Classic, Naxos and Parma recording labels.

Gramercy: What’s in a Name?
[a. OF. grand merch; grant great (see GRAND a.) + merci was 'reward, favour gained by merit', hence grant merci originally meant 'may God reward you greatly'.] 1. = Thanks; thank you
—The Oxford English Dictionary