Cellist

Trio Azura was founded in 2022 at the Colburn Conservatory in Los Angeles. The ensemble consists of Canadian violinist Duncan McDougall, South Korean cellist Yejin Hong, and Chinese pianist Yanfeng (Tony) Bai. They are the Ensemble in Residence at Colburn, studying under faculty members Jonathan Brown, Fabio Bidini, Martin Beaver, and Clive Greensmith. The Trio won the Grand Prize and Gold Medal at the 51st Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. In addition, they received the Lift Every Voice Prize for the best performance of a work by an underrepresented composer, as well as the Horszowski Trio Prize. They are also prize winners at the Schoenfeld International String Competition in Harbin, China.

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Trio Azura

Los Angeles Harbor College

Pacific Unitarian Church

Fresh off their 2024 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition win, Trio Azura performs an intimate concert of piano trio works by Rachmaninoff, Schubert, and Jennifer Higdon.  

The ensemble swept this year’s competition, winning the Grand Prize Medal, the Gold Medal in the Senior String Division, the Lift Every Voice Prize for the best performance of a work by a historically underrepresented composer within the chamber music world, and the Horszowski Trio Prize for Piano Trio, Senior Division. 

Cellist

Yejin Hong

Events

Upcoming events

Feb 8, 2026

Concert 5 · Le Salon de Musiques

Past events

14 - 16 Nov, 2025

Trio Azura · Chamber Music SoCal

Sep 5, 2024

Colburn Presents: Trio Azura in Recital · Colburn School

Future and recently performed repertoire

Cello in Piano Trio by Ravel

Chamber Music SoCal

Cello in Trio élégiaque No. 1 by Rachmaninoff

Le Salon de Musiques

Cello in Piano Trio No. 2 by Mendelssohn

Chamber Music SoCal

Cello in Piano Trio No. 45 by Haydn

Chamber Music SoCal

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