Franz Schubert and Modern Music Announces Piano Trio Semi-Finalists

Tune in to watch the ensembles perform in the semi-final round today, February 10

The 12th edition of the Franz Schubert and Modern Music Chamber Music Competition is currently taking place at the Kunstuniversität Graz.

The competition is split into three categories: Piano Trio, Duo Lied for piano and voice, and Piano Duo. The Semifinal and Final rounds of each category are being streamed LIVE on The Violin Channel!

The Piano Trio Category has announced the ensembles moving on to the Semi-Final, being held on February 10. The trios are:

1. Trio Havisham
2. Astatine Trio
3. Trio E.T.A.
4. Trio Goldmund
5. Bernstein Trio
6. Trio Brontë
7. accio piano trio

The jury for the Piano trio category includes Chia Chou (chair), Vincent Coq, Ellen Margrete Flesjø, Thomas Hoppe, Anssi Karttunen, Minna Pensola, Isabelle van Keulen, and Katharina Wincor.

The first prize for the Piano Trio category is  €13,500 plus individual career consulting and guidance, the second prize consists of €9,750, and the third prize comes with € 6,750.

There will also be a special prize of  €1,500 for the best interpretation of the prizewinning work of the International Piano Trio Composition Competition.

The total prize pool for the competition is worth more than €74,000.