Trio Gaia, New England Conservatory's most recent graduate piano trio in residence, formed in 2018 and is dedicated to offering audiences dynamic, personally relevant experiences inside and outside the concert hall. The trio won 1st Prize at the WDAV Young Chamber Musicians Competition, as well as prizes in the Premio Trio di Trieste International Music Competition, Chamber Music Yellow Springs Competition, and the Plowman National Chamber Music Competition.
Recent seasons have included appearances on stages nationally and internationally, including recitals for series such as the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts, Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota, Schneider Concerts, Electric Earth Concerts, Martha's Vineyard Chamber Music Society, Davidson College Concert Series, and many others, as well as performances in Osaka, Japan as part of the Osaka International Chamber Music Competition. The trio has also been presented across Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Virginia, Michigan, Florida, Tennessee, and Panama City, Panama, with summer appearances at the Chamber Music Workshop of the Perlman Music Program and Yale University’s Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. In the 25/26 season, Trio Gaia debuts at Tri-County Concerts in Pennsylvania and the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, and is featured at Rockport Music for their sought-after educational programming.
Dedicated to sharing classical music beyond the stage, Trio Gaia is known for crafting community engagement experiences that bring curious listeners into the experience of playing chamber music. The trio has crafted residencies for the Panama Jazz Festival, the Virginia Arts Festival, PRIZM International Music Festival in Tennessee, and Martha's Vineyard Chamber Music Society, and served as Community Performance & Partnership fellows at NEC.
Over the years, the trio’s mentors have included Vivian Weilerstein, Don Weilerstein, Kim Kashkashian, Yeesun Kim, Ayano Ninomiya, Merry Peckham, Max Levinson, Laurence Lesser, Itzhak Perlman, and members of the Brentano Quartet and Horszowski Trio. Each member is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music.
