Violinist

Hailed as “entrancing” (BBC Music Magazine) and "artists in the deepest sense of the word" (CutCommon), Merz Trio, winners of the Naumburg, Concert Artists Guild, Fischoff and Chesapeake Competitions, and recipients of a Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant, have been lauded for their “stunning virtuosity... fresh and surprising interpretations” (Reading Eagle), and “perfection of intonation and ensemble” (Hudson Review). Merz Trio are passionately committed to reshaping the narrative of classical music through vibrantly dynamic programming and wide-ranging interdisciplinary collaboration. Their narrative programming style juxtaposes classical standards, new music, and their own arrangements of familiar and forgotten works, fluidly interwoven and guided with speaking from the Trio’s members. Their interdisciplinary collaborations include ongoing projects with directors Emma Jaster and Jon Levin, dancer Caroline Copeland, and Sandglass Puppet Theater.

Merz Trio

High School of Fashion Industries

Hailed as “entrancing” (BBC Music Magazine) and “artists in the deepest sense of the word” (CutCommon), Merz Trio – winners of the Naumburg, Concert Artists Guild, Fischoff and Chesapeake Competitions – are known for their inventive programming. Join Merz Trio as they search for song in night’s darkness. Beginning with the 12th century chants spun by Hildegard von Bingen in her solitary monastic cell, explore melody sung into and for the night, weaving together a musical conversation that joins the voices of Purcell, Schumann, Alma Mahler, Brahms and Zemlinsky, and into the twentieth century with Thelonious Monk’s poignantly lonely ode to a dark hour.

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Merz Trio: Night Songs

The Menil Collection

The Merz Trio has established itself at the forefront of the U.S. chamber music scene, with debuts in the 2022–23 season at Carnegie Hall, Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw, Chamber Music Houston, Chamber Music Detroit, and Minnesota's Schubert Club, among others. Winners of the Naumburg, Concert Artists Guild, Fischoff, and Chesapeake competitions, the members have been lauded for their “stunning virtuosity... fresh and surprising interpretations” (Reading Eagle) and “perfection of intonation and ensemble” (Hudson Review).

Tippet Rise Art Center

The multi-award winning Merz Trio are joined by brilliant young violist Jordan Bak for a program of solos, trios and the Schuman Piano Quartet.

Merz Trio with Jordan Bak, viola

Wayne State University

Merz Trio returns with another powerful program. Sandwiched between Beethoven’s Piano Trio (a conversation of tension and dark lyricism) and Dvořák’s Piano Trio (an emotionally rich venture of intense inner conflict) we find  the sweet center: Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht (“Transfigured Night”), a  journey of tonal richness from D minor to D major, reviving harmonic language reminiscent of both Wagner and Brahms.

Rice University

One of the most exciting piano trios on the international stage, the Merz Trio brings their creative approach to chamber music with a dynamic program. The concert begins with Beethoven’s Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 1, followed by a set of short works curated by the ensemble. The concert concludes with Dvořák’s passionate Trio No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 65.

Violinist

Brigid Coleridge

Events

Upcoming events

Jan 20, 2026

Merz Trio · Chamber Music Houston

Feb 1, 2026

Merz Trio · Chamber Music Society of Louisville

Past events

Nov 15, 2025

Merz Trio · Peoples' Symphony Concerts

Mar 31, 2025

Merz Trio: Night Songs · Dacamera

Future and recently performed repertoire

Violin in Piano Trio No. 3 by Beethoven

Chamber Music Society of Louisville

Violin in Piano Trio No. 2 by Schubert

Peoples' Symphony Concerts

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