Connoisseur Series presents Trio con Brio

Wichita State's Connoisseur Series will present Trio con Brio in a performance at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, in Wiedemann Recital Hall. Call 978-3233 for tickets or go online to http://wichita.edu/fineartsboxoffice.

There are times when two plus two can equal three. Trio con Brio Copenhagen is one such instance, where family ties, cultural blending and musical connections all converge to color, shape and energize the concerts they present worldwide.

Korean sisters Soo-Jin and Soo-Kyung Hong and Danish pianist Jens Elvekjaer created the Trio in Vienna in 1999 with the concept of pairs coming together. The sisters had played together since childhood, and Jens Elvekjaer and Soo-Kyung Hong (who are now married) had played piano and cello duos together for years.

This high quality has been recognized not only by audiences and critics, but by some of the most important and renowned musicians of our time. In 2005, Trio con Brio Copenhagen was the recipient of the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio Award, one of the most coveted in the world of chamber music.