Trio Con Brio

ArtsFarmington is very pleased to present on March 8th, 7:30, Nordica Auditorium, Merrill Hall, Main Street, University of Maine in Farmington, playing music of Haydn, Shostakovich, and Schubert.Trio Con Brio – Copenhagen

Trio Con Brio translates to “Trio with Verve or Energy”, or, as we might say in Maine: “Trio with Moxie”!   They are acknowledged as one of the finest piano trios in the world, and are entering their 21st season of playing together. While founded in Vienna in 1999, they are now based in Copenhagen, Denmark, but have toured worldwide.

The trio consists of two Korean-born sisters, Soo-Kyung Hong (cello) and Soo-Jin Hong (violin), and Soo-Kyung’s husband, Jens Elvekjaer, a Danish pianist. They have gained a reputation for their fresh and contemporary approach to the core repertoire. It has been said that “works by Beethoven, Schubert and Brahms are transformed in their hands into the alive-and-kicking music of today.”