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based in

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. It was formed in 1999 and consists of the Danish pianist Jens Elvekjaer and the two

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n sisters Soo-Jin Hong and Soo-Kyung Hong. Soo-Jin Hong and Soo-Kyung Hong play an Andrea Guarneri violin and an Amati cello, respectively, and Jens Elvekjaer is the first Danish

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Biography

The trio was founded by its three members in

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in 1999. Its name refers to the composer's instruction ''

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'' "lively with spirit". Sisters Soo-Jin and Soo-Kyung Hong were born in South Korea and had performed together since childhood. They met Elvekjaer while he was studying in Vienna. Soo-Kyung later married Elvekjaer. The trio had its breakthrough when it took the main award at the prestigious German

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in 2002. Subsequently Trio con Brio settled in Copenhagen and In 2003 it performed the complete Beethoven piano trio cycle in three concerts at

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in Copenhagen to much critical acclaim. In 2005 Trio con Brio became ''Ensemble in Residence'' at Copenhagen's historic

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. These concerts were broadcast on the

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and the national Danish broadcaster DR. Parallel to these engagements, Trio con Brio continued to win awards at competitions and festivals around the world, culminating with the highly prestigious Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio Award in 2005. This gave them concert engagements in twenty major concert series across the USA as well as a record deal. In their review of trio's resulting debut CD, the

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wrote: “One of the greatest performances of chamber music I’ve ever encountered ..What stands out from this ensemble is the range of tone and sound ..They command an amazing range of timbres. Melodies sing with an aching sweetness, or seduce with wild eroticism, or haunt with impenetrable mystery" while

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wrote that "it’s easy to see what so impressed the judges .. heperformances can compete with the best available ..a superb, greatly gifted chamber group". Since then the trio has performed at numerous music venues around the world. These include New York’s

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Concert activities

Trio con Brio Copenhagen tours worldwide, giving concerts in major concert halls and at festivals in Europe, North America and Asia. In Copenhagen the trio gives regular concerts at venues such as the

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of the Black Diamond. Trio con Brio Copenhagen is frequently featured as soloists in Beethoven’s

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with orchestras such as the

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, the Copenhagen Philharmonic, the Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, l’Orchestre Syrinx (France), and the Prime Philharmonic Orchestra (Korea).

Awards

* 2nd Prize, Vienna Haydn Competition. Austria * 2002 Danish Radio Competition. Denmark * 2002

* 2002 Premio Trio di Trieste. Italy * 2003 Premio Vittorio Gui, Italy * 2003 Trondheim Chamber Music Competition . Norway * "Allianz-Preis" for Best Ensemble at the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Germany * 2005 Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio Award * Minor planet

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is named after the band.

Discography

Mendelssohn Piano Trios, Marquis Classics 2009

References

External links

Official website
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