On Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trio_con_Brio_Copenhagen |
Creation | 1999 |
City | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Country | Denmark |
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The trio was founded by its three members in Vienna in 1999. Its name refers to the composer's instruction allegro con brio "lively with spirit". Sisters Soo-Jin and Soo-Kyung Hong were born in South Korea and had performed together since childhood. They met Elvekjaer while he was studying in Vienna. Soo-Kyung later married Elvekjaer. The trio had its breakthrough when it took the main award at the prestigious German ARD International Music Competition in 2002. wikipedia