TRIO CONCEPT
Edoardo Grieco – violin
Francesco Massimino – cello
Lorenzo Nguyen – piano
BACH: Siciliano, from the Sonata for Flute, BWV 1031 (arr. for solo piano)
RAVEL: Trio in A minor
XENAKIS: Dhipli Zyia, for violin and cello
SHOSTAKOVICH: Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
This program explores both Apollonian outcomes, marked by order and beauty, and Dionysian ones, full of tension and drama, derived from the application of mathematical formulas in music, moving from Bach’s simplicity to Xenakis’ complexity, from Ravel’s balance to Shostakovich’s dramatic intensity.
Trio Concept was formed in 2013 when three young musicians from Turin—Edoardo Grieco (violin), Francesco Massimino (cello), and Lorenzo Nguyen (piano)—came together.
In October 2024, the ensemble chose to change its original name, Trio Chagall, to Trio Concept, highlighting the cohesion of an artistic journey spanning more than a decade, centered on the concept of the Trio as the core of musical activity and a constant creative impulse. The new name is inspired by the verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti, reflecting the Trio’s artistic mission: to seek and present beauty, which, preserved in every work, is reborn through performance, just as the sculptor reveals the perfect form within a block of marble.
Trio Concept was named ECHO Rising Star for the 2025/2026 season. After a three-week residency at the Verbier Festival Academy in 2024, the ensemble received the Prix Yves Paternot, the festival’s highest honor, in recognition of their exceptional talent and artistic value.
In June 2023, after passing three rounds of selection and triumphing in the final at Wigmore Hall, London, the Trio became a YCAT Artist. The same year, they won first prize at the Schoenfeld International Competition in Harbin (China) and were chosen as Ensemble in Residence for ProQuartet in Paris.
In Italy, Trio Concept won second prize—first prize not awarded—and three special awards at the “Premio Trio di Trieste” in 2019, becoming, at an average age of just twenty, the youngest chamber ensemble ever awarded in the competition’s history. They were also selected by the Accademia Chigiana jury as winners of the “Premio Giovanna Maniezzo”, named “Ensemble of the Year 2020/2021” by Le Dimore del Quartetto, and subsequently served as ensemble in residence for the Comitato Amur for 2023/2024. The Trio has been supported by the Associazione De Sono.
Recently, Trio Concept debuted Beethoven’s Triple Concerto in Taiwan and collaborated with artists such as Bruno Giuranna, Mathieu Herzog, and Giampaolo Pretto.
The Trio is committed to discovering and promoting new repertoire, commissioning new works to present the music of the present alongside that of the past. In addition to concerts, they are active in fostering dialogue with audiences and engaging younger generations through school visits and concerts for children. They have been invited to give masterclasses at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (England) and the Lyceum Mozarteum de la Habana (Cuba).
Trio Concept has performed in prestigious venues, including Wigmore Hall (London), the Verbier Festival, Konzerthaus (Berlin), Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Alte Oper (Frankfurt), Teatro La Fenice (Venice), and the National Concert Hall (Taipei).
Edoardo Grieco plays a Pietro Antonio Landolfi violin from 1766, generously lent by Irene Miller and the Beares International Violin Society, while Francesco Massimino plays the “Oro del Reno” cello, built by Gaetano Sgarabotto in 1948 in Milan.
