Argos Trio to perform in Albion on Nov. 19 at Pullman church

Posted 6 November 2025 at 10:45 am

This will be fourth concert in Classical Music Series in Albion

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ALBION – The Argos Trio will perform in Albion on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. at the Pullman Memorial Universalist Church at 10 East Park St. in Albion.

The Argos Trio is a combination of violin, cello and piano. Violinist Juliana Athayde, cellist Lars Kirvan, and pianist Chiao-Wen Cheng will be performing trios of Mendelsohn and Beethoven.

Juliana Athayde, violinist, is the concertmaster of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, appointed in 2005 at the age of 24. She has appeared as guest concertmaster and soloist at numerous orchestras throughout the United States. A dynamic teacher, Ms. Athayde is Associate Professor of Violin at the Eastman School of Music.
Lars Kirvan, cellist, is the assistant principal cellist of the RPO and an internationally recognized chamber musician as well as orchestral musician, having earned his bachelor’s degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Lars has performed with the New World Symphony Orchestra and was recently invited to join the World Orchestra for Peace.
A versatile musician and educator, Taiwanese pianist Chiao-Wen Cheng has performed as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician in major venues throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. Cheng holds a doctoral degree from the Eastman School of Music. Cheng is currently an Assistant Professor of Collaborative Piano and Chamber Music at the ESM. She joined the RPO as a Principal Keyboard in 2022.

The Argos Trio is the fourth concert in the Classical Music Series in Albion. Previously as a part of the Classical Music Series in Albion were three performing groups.

Chamber Music Players of the Genesee Valley Wind Ensemble performed at the Baptist Church in Albion in January.
Genesee Valley Wind Ensemble played in the High School Auditorium in May.
E-Yah-Pah-Hah Wind Quintet played at Riley Place for the Cobblestone Summer Soiree in July.

We are very grateful to the Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council (GO Art!) for its generous support of this project. This project is made possible with funds from the

Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by GO Art!