The Zodiac Trio (Kliment Krylovsky, clarinet, Vanessa Mollard, violin and Riko Higuma, piano) has performed, recorded and garnered accolades across three continents for almost two decades, gaining attention for highly inventive programs and remarkable virtuosity, delivered with infectious energy and enthusiasm. From their early days appearing in the WQXR’s Young Artist Showcase at Merkin Concert Hall in New York City,  to being the first American group (and first group with a wind instrument) to being accepted into the Ysaÿe Quartet’s renowned chamber music program at the Paris Conservatory, they have followed a meteoric career trajectory.  Prizes from the Cziffra Foundation, the FNAPEC Chamber Music Competition, the International Carlo Saliva Competition, the International Chamber Music Competition Duchi D’Acquaviva and the International Chamber Music Competition Val Tidone, as well as the Yellow Springs Chamber Music Competition and others confirmed their place as a true rising star in the world of chamber ensembles.

Since then, the Zodiac Trio has performed in nearly 40 states, as well as Canada, Sweden, Scotland, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Japan and notably in over 30 different cities in China over the span of 4 extensive tours, sealing its reputation as one of the foremost clarinet-violin-piano ensembles performing today.  The trio’s live performances have been broadcast by France 3 Television, Radio Classique, Beijing’s CCTV News, Canada’s CBC Radio and Television, NBC, New York’s WXQR and WNYC, Chicago’s WFMT, Boston’s WGBH, Italy’s RAI and Radio France in Paris.

The Zodiac Trio has carried the torch for new music since its debut concert which featured a world premiere of a work written for the then newly-formed group.  Since, the Zodiac Trio has commissioned over three dozen new works, including from Grammy-award-winning composer Richard Danielpour, and has had over 100 works written via call-for-score.