The Mithras Trio | Ionel Manciu
Praised for their ‘exhilarating, highly-toned’ performances (The Arts Desk), the Mithras Trio have established themselves as one of the next generation’s most exciting and dynamic piano trios.
Established in 2017 while students at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, they shot to international recognition winning first prize at the 10th Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition (2019). In the same year they also achieved first prizes in the 67th Royal Over-Seas League Music Competition and Cavatina Intercollegiate Chamber Music Competition, and were recipients of the Royal Philharmonic Society Henderson Award. Named as BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists for the 2021-2023 seasons, they have recorded extensively for BBC Radio 3, as well as giving live-broadcast concerts from the Cheltenham, Hay, Ryedale and Belfast International Music festivals.
They have performed at many of London’s major venues, including Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and Milton Court Concert Hall, and have also appeared in concert across Europe and North America. They were selected as Kirckman Concert Society Young Artists for the 2019/2020 season, and Countess of Munster Trust Recital Scheme Artists for 2020-2023. In 2024 they were named as Borletti-Buitoni Trust award winners.
They are passionate exponents of contemporary music, having worked extensively with Helen Grime and Julian Philips, and have given world premières of works by Péter Tornyai and Joy Lisney. They released their debut album for Linn Records, titled ‘Eros’, in November 2023.
Lăudați pentru spectacole “excitante și pline de culori” (The Arts Desk), Mithras Trio s-a impus ca unul dintre cele mai interesante și dinamice triouri a noii generații.
Înființați în 2017, în timp ce erau studenți la Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Mithras Trio a câștigat recunoașterea internațională când aou obținut premiul I la Concursul Internațional de Muzică de Cameră din Trondheim, Norvegia(2019). În același an, au câștigat premii I la Royal Over-Seas League Music Competition, Cavatina Intercollegiate Chamber Music Competition și Royal Philharmonic Society Henderson Award din Londra. În 2021 sunt numiți BBC Radio 3 “New Generation Artists” şi recent au devenit Borletti-Buitoni Trust Artists.
Au cântat pe cele mai importante scene din Londra, inclusiv Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room și Milton Court Concert Hall. De asemenea, au susținut concerte în Europa și America de Nord.
Sunt exponenți pasionați ai muzicii contemporane, susținând premiere mondiale ale lucrărilor lui Péter Tornyai și Joy Lisney, in același timp colaborează intens cu Helen Grime și Julian Philips.
Recent, au înregistrat albumul lor de debut “Eros” pentru Linn Records, care a fost lansat în toamna anului 2023.