Even beyond the realm of performance, the Trio con Brio Copenhagen plays a major role in Danish musical life. The group provides artistic direction to two important Danish musical institutions.
The Trio con Brio Copenhagen was formed in 1999 at the Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, where all three members were students. From the outset, the group has consisted of what the members call two "overlapping musical pairs"; violinist Soo-Jin Hong and cellist Soo-Kyung Hong are sisters from South Korea, and Soo-Kyung is married to the pianist Jens Elvekjaer, from Denm...