Trio Solano

Founded during the pandemic shutdown in 2020, Trio Solano performs traditional and new string trio repertoire throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.  They received a grant from InterMusic SF in 2021, a Silver Medal from Global Music Awards in 2022, and frequently team up with pianist Miles Graber.

Dan Flanagan

Dan Flanagan is a founding member of Trio Solano, an award-winning ensemble dedicated to both traditional repertoire and contemporary works. As Concertmaster of the Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera and Instructor of Violin at UC Berkeley, he brings profound musical insight to the trio’s performances throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. His versatility as both performer and composer enriches the ensemble’s programming, while his experience with groups like the Eco Ensemble and collaborations with artists such as Leon Fleisher inform his innovative approach to chamber music. Flanagan performs on an historic 1840 JB Vuillaume violin, contributing to the trio’s distinctive musical voice.

Paul Ehrlich

Paul Ehrlich (viola) is a member of The San Francisco Ballet Orchestra; he also performs frequently with The San Francisco Opera Orchestra and San Francisco Symphony. His previous positions have included The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Phoenix Symphony. A frequent chamber music performer, he is a member of The Sacramento Chamber Music Society and collaborates with several other Bay Area chamber groups. Dr. Ehrlich was educated at The Royal College of Music, London, Cambridge University, and Yale School of Music, where he completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree. His principal teachers include Raphael Hillyer, Jaroslav Vanecek, and Karen Tuttle.

Victoria Ehrlich

Victoria Ehrlich (cello) studied at Southern Methodist University, the Academia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Her teachers included Robert Marsh, Bernard Greenhouse, and Robert Gardner. Prior to joining the San Francisco Opera Orchestra in 1984, she played with the Santa Fe Opera, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, and was principal cellist with the Symphonies of Omaha, Richmond and Phoenix. Ms. Ehrlich has performed with the San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco Symphony, the New Century Chamber Orchestra, Composers Inc., Berkeley Symphony, the Russian Chamber Orchestra, and Lamplighters. She is also an active chamber musician, performing regularly with the Ariel Quartet, resident ensemble of the Sacramento Chamber Music Society; the Bridge Players, who specialize in music by Jewish and Holocaust composers; the Picasso Ensemble, who present concerts in the historic Senon House in Aptos; the International Orange Piano Quartet; and the Fath Chamber Players, a fixture in Mill Valley