Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Paddington Trio
Tuulia Hero – violin
Patrick Moriarty – cello
Stephanie Tang – piano

Beethoven Piano Trio in D major, Op 70 No 1 (Ghost)
Judith Weir Piano Trio No 2
Shostakovich Piano Trio No 2 in E minor, Op 67

This concert will last approximately 50 minutes.

Having started its first adventure together at Paddington Station in London during the pandemic in 2020, the Paddington Trio has quickly emerged as a unique and versatile ensemble of a lasting entity. The trio recently won first prize in the 70^th Royal Over-Seas League Competition for Strings & Piano Ensemble and will make its Wigmore Hall debut this May.

Committed to thoughtfully curated programming, as well as passionate advocates of new classical music, the Paddington Trio was the first prize winner at the NEW FORMATS Project Prize 2022 in Graz, Austria. In 2021, it won second prize and the jury prize for the Best Interpretation of an Estonian Work at the Tallinn International Piano Chamber Music Competition as well as first prize at the Clara Schumann International Competition.

The trio’s recent performances include concerts at St Mary’s Perivale, Southwark Cathedral, Music-at-Hill Midtown Concert Series, Westminster Music Library and the Milton Court Concert Hall. Upcoming concert highlights in 2022 include Wigmore Hall concerts in May and July, the Otaniemi Chapel Summer Concert Series in Finland and the Creative Oundle International Festival in the UK.

The trio continues to study together at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Benefiting from regular tuition with Adrian Brendel and Caroline Palmer, it has received coaching and mentoring from other esteemed chamber musicians, such as Levon Chilingirian, David Dolan, Matthew Jones, Robert Levin, David Waterman, Andrew Watkinson, Marko Ylönen, Terhi Paldanius and Ronan O’Hora.

Having first arrived separately from different countries, violinist Tuulia Hero (Finland), cellist Patrick Moriarty (Ireland) and pianist Stephanie Tang (US) seek to build a safe haven of chamber music and friendship curated for changing times and audiences.