Trio Concept | Hoylake Chamber Concert Society (Formerly known as the Trio Chagall)

About Trio Concept | Hoylake Chamber Concert Society (Formerly known as the Trio Chagall)

Edoardo Grieco, Violin

Lorenzo Nguyen, Piano

Francesco Massimino, Cello

Trio Concept has recently been nominated as an ECHO RISING STAR for the 2025/2026 season, a recognition that will allow them to embark on a concert tour in venues participating in the ECHO program, including prestigious venues such as Musikverein and Konzerthaus in Vienna, Philharmonie de Paris, Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, and Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. The ECHO Rising Star scheme supports exceptional emerging performers, and its past stars include Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Jörg Widmann, Janine Jansen, Igor Levit, Renaud Capuçon, Khatia Buniatishvili, Quarteto Casals, Belcea Quartet, and Modigliani Quartet.
The Trio has also established itself as a winner of the First Prize at the “Schoenfeld International String Competition” of Harbin in China. Furthermore, in June 2023, after passing two selections and succeeding in the finals at the Wigmore Hall in London, the Trio was nominated YCAT artist. In both cases, it was the first time for an Italian ensemble to achieve these recognitions.

In Italy, Trio Concept has gained the attention of the musical milieu as a winner of the Second Prize – First Prize was not awarded – at the 20th edition of the “Premio Trio di Trieste”, where the Trio was also given the special prizes “Dario de Rosa” for the best performance of a piece by Schumann, “Fernanda Selvaggio” for the best Trio of the competition and “Young award” as the most promising ensemble finalist. With an average age of 20 years, the Trio was the youngest chamber group ever awarded in the history of the competition.

These are only the latest in a series of successes for Trio Concept, which include the 1st overall prize of the chamber music category at the Amadeus Factory competition – the first talent dedicated to the young Italian Conservatory’s artist – the “Giovanna Maniezzo” prize by the Jury of the Accademia Musicale di Siena and the nomination as the “Ensemble of the year 2020/2021” by Dimore del Quartetto, one of the largest networks of young international ensembles.

In 2022 Trio Concept was chosen as Ensemble in residence for the Comitato Amur for 2023/2024 and in 2023 as Ensemble in residence in Paris for ProQuartet – Centre Européen de musique de chambre.

Defined as “a very young trio, but already very mature in the search of refined interpretative solutions” (ARCHI magazine), Trio Concept (originally called the Trio Chagall) was founded in 2013 by Lorenzo Nguyen (piano), Edoardo Grieco (violin) and Francesco Massimino (cello) at the Conservatory of Music “G. Verdi” of Turin. The earlier 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.

Trio Concept is currently based in Basel, where they work to extend their repertoire at the Hochschule für Musik, and they are ECMA Ensemble at the European Chamber Music Academy. From 2020 the Trio is supported by Fondazione De Sono.

Trio Concept is involved in an intense concert activity around Europe, Kuwait, China and Japan, performing in prestigious venues such as the Wigmore Hall in London, Harbin Grand Theatre in China, Teatro Verdi in Trieste, Theatre dal Verme and Sala Verdi in Milan, Izumi Hall in Osaka, Teatro la Fenice, JACC Center. Trio Concept has collaborated with Bruno Giuranna, Giampaolo Pretto and Luca Ranieri.

Edoardo Grieco plays a violin “Carlo Antonio and Giovanni Testore” made in Milano in 1764 and Francesco Massimino plays the cello “Oro del Reno” by Gaetano Sgarabotto made in Milano in 1948.

Trio Concept is supported in the UK by the Young Classical Artists Trust.

The Venue

OUR CONCERTS ARE HELD IN ST HILDEBURGH’S CHURCH, HOYLAKE, CH47 1HL

The venue is five minutes’ walk from Hoylake railway station on the Wirral Line and fifteen minutes from the motorway network.

TO HOYLAKE BY RAIL FROM LIVERPOOL

1. Arriving at Liverpool Lime Street mainline station, cross the concourse and descend to the Merseyrail Underground station. Trains are bound for several termini which are shown on the front of each train, and on electronic displays on the platform. Take the train for West Kirby.

2. Alight at Hoylake station (the penultimate stop on the line).

3. Cross the footbridge and continue straight ahead to a roundabout with a bird sculpture in its centre.

4. Cross the road and continue in the same direction along The King’s Gap.

5. After 200 metres at a crossroads, The Green Lodge Hotel is opposite you and St Hildeburgh’s church is on your left.

TO HOYLAKE BY ROAD

Corner of Stanley Road and King’s Gap, Hoylake CH47 1HL

1. Leave the M53 motorway at Junction 2

2. Continue to the end of the spur road, then take the second exit off the roundabout and follow the signs for Moreton & Hoylake.

3. At the end of the road take the first exit off the roundabout for Hoylake A553.

4. Stay on the A553 through Moreton, Meols and then into Hoylake.

5. In Hoylake you will reach a roundabout with a bird sculpture in its centre. Turn right on the roundabout.

6. After 200 metres you reach a crossroads with St Hildeburgh’s church on your left. Turn left here.

7. There is disabled parking available in the church car park and plenty of on road parking.

Our Annual Membership

Annual Membership is £85 per person.

Your membership gives you entrance to all six concerts, September – November 2024 and February – April 2025, and entitles you to attend AGMs. Tickets will be transferable.

To become a member of Hoylake Chamber Concert Society please go to: https://chamberconcert.co.uk/become-a-member/

Next concert

Our next concert will be on Monday 25th November 2024 at 7.30pm

Please note that this is a changed programme from that listed in our brochure.