Trio Concept (formerly Trio Chagall)
Saturday 3 May 2025, 7pm
All Saints’ Church, Tudeley, Tonbridge
Piano – Lorenzo Nguyen
Violin – Edoardo Grieco
Cello – Francesco Massimino
A treat for the Bank Holiday weekend! TMC is delighted to welcome the prize-winning Trio Concept (formerly known as Trio Chagall) for a special gala evening in the wonderful setting of All Saints’ church, Tudeley, the only church in the world with all-Chagall stained glass windows. The original name of the Trio was intended as a tribute to the famous painter Marc Chagall, who has always been a deep source of inspiration and has always been admired for his ties to music and his strong expressive power through the use of colour.
Prolific competition winners, in September 2023 Trio Concept was awarded First Prize at the Schoenfeld International String Competition in Harbin, China. The Trio has been announced as ECHO Rising Stars, embarking on a tour of Europe’s major concert halls in the 24/25 season.
Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio Hob. XV:35 in A major
Maurizio Azzan: ‘As if snowflakes, in rows, rose towards the sky’
Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No.1 in D minor, Op.49
“Both from a technical and expressive point of view, Trio Chagall […] does not appear to be a group of ex wunderkind nor of young promises, but rather an ensemble of mature musicians, able to deeply relate with the score, regardless of the composer or period.” (Circuito Musica)
Before the concert Josephine Willoughby, from the Chagall Windows Preservation Trust, will give a short talk about the windows.
The concert will be approximately 1 hour, without an interval, followed by a glass of bubbly and canapes, and a chance to meet these outstanding artists.
Doors will open at 6.30pm.
Standard ticket £30 | Students & Under 18s £10
(Ticket includes a glass of bubbly, canopes and a programme)
Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult
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About Trio Concept
Founded in 2013, the Trio Concept (formerly Trio Chagall) have gone on to win several important international accolades and prizes, including in the First Prize at the Schoenfeld International String Competition of Harbin in China in 2023. Winners at the YCAT international auditions at Wigmore Hall in London in June 2023, they were selected as the ensemble in residence for the 31st Verbier Festival in 2024, they were awarded the Prix Paternot – the highest recognition of the Verbier Festival Academy.
The Trio was recently announced as ‘ECHO Rising Star’ artists for the 2025/2026 season, a recognition which will see them embark on a tour of some of Europe’s most prestigious concert venues, including Musikverein and Konzerthaus in Vienna, Philharmonie de Paris, Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg and Konzerthaus Dortmund.
In their native Italy, the Trio Concept has garnered equal attention as the winner of the Second Prize (First Prize not awarded) at the 20th edition of the Premio Trio di Trieste (2019), where they were also awarded three special prizes – with an average age of 20 at the time, the Trio was the youngest chamber group ever so awarded in the history of the competition.
Upcoming performance highlights of the 2024/25 season include their debuts at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Konzerthaus Berlin and Frankfurt Alte Oper, plus a return to Wigmore Hall. They will also perform Beethoven’s Triple Concerto in Orvieto and Ravenna in Italy, having recently also performed the work for their debut in Taiwan. They are an ensemble in residence for ProQuartet in Paris, and were previously an ECMA Ensemble at the European Chamber Music Academy.
The Trio is actively engaged in concert activities across Europe, Kuwait, China, Japan, and Cuba, performing in prestigious venues such as Wigmore Hall in London, Grand Theatre in Harbin, Teatro Verdi in Trieste, Teatro dal Verme and Sala Verdi in Milan, Izumi Hall in Osaka, and Teatro la Fenice.
The Trio have been supported by the Fondazione De Sono since 2020; and they are also extremely grateful to Louise Kaye for her support over the course of their time with YCAT.
Edoardo Grieco plays a violin of ‘Carlo Antonio and Giovanni Testore’ made in Milan in 1764, and Francesco Massimino plays the cello ‘Oro del Reno’ by Gaetano Sgarabotto made in Milan in 1948.
