Trio Incendio
Event description
Assembly House Classical presents
Trio Incendio - piano, violin, cello
Programme
B. Martinů - Piano Trio No. 3, H. 332
V. Novák - Piano Trio No. 2, Quasi una ballata
D. Shostakovich - Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 67
Thursday 19 March 2026
1.00pm (doors open 12.30pm)
The Assembly House, Norwich
“Here is a group to take note of, and count on for the future.”
— Alfred Brendel on Trio Incendio
Founded in 2016, Trio Incendio has quickly established itself as one of the most distinctive young European ensembles, having already performed in some of the finest European venues such as Wigmore Hall, Philharmonie Berlin and the Rudolfinum in Prague.
Trio Incendio is recognized for its delicacy and stylistic sensitivity in classical works, warmth of sound in Romantic repertoire, and its captivating approach to contemporary music.
Trio Incendio was founded in 2016 in Prague by pianist Karolína Františová, violinist Filip Zaykov and cellist Vilém Petras.
The trio is a laureate of several competitions, including the Joseph Haydn Competition in Vienna, Joseph Joachim Competition in Weimar, Gianni Bergamo Classic Music Award in Lugano, Coop Music Awards in Cremona, Concorso Musicale “Marcello Pontillo” in Firenze, Kiejstut Bacewicz Competition in Łódź, Concorso “Massimiliano Antonelli” in Latina and the Bohuslav Martinů Competition in Prague, where they also received the Special Prize for the best interpretation of a work by Martinů.
Recently, the trio has been awarded the Hans Gál Prize by the Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz and the Villa Musica Foundation.
Trio Incendio took part in the Verbier Academy, where they had the pleasure of working with members of Quatuor Ébène, Nicolas Altstaedt, Amihai Grosz, Mihaela Martin and Gábor Takács-Nagy.
As a member ensemble of the European Chamber Music Academy, Trio Incendio has had the opportunity to work regularly with distinguished artists and professors such as Hatto Beyerle, Johannes Meissl, Julius Berger, Alexander Lonquich, Karla Haltenwanger, Avedis Koyoumdjian, Marianna Shirinyan, Boris Berman, Itamar Golan, Jan Talich, Petr Prause, Vida Vujić, Patrick Jüdt, Minna Pensola, Dirk Mommertz and Hyung-ki Joo. In 2019, the trio was also invited to join the Le Dimore del Quartetto organisation.
Trio Incendio took part in a masterclass with Rainer Schmidt and participated in two public masterclasses with Alfred Brendel on Schubert piano trios at the Rudolfinum in Prague. One of these masterclasses, on Trio No. 1, has been released on DVD by the Supraphon label.
The trio regularly participates in the International Summer Academy in Reichenau, organised by the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. There they have been awarded the Wiener Klassik Prize, Bohuslav Martinů Prize and AHUV Prize for the best interpretation of Czech contemporary music, as well as the Chamber Music Prize for best ensemble of the academy and the Audience Award.
Trio Incendio performs both in the Czech Republic and abroad. The ensemble has appeared in major European venues including Philharmonie Berlin, Wigmore Hall and the Rudolfinum in Prague, and has been invited to festivals such as Ticino Musica, Davos Festival, Ohrid Summer Festival and the chamber music series of the Prague Spring Festival.
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