TRIO ARCHAI

Trio Archai gained international recognition by winning First Prize and the Beethoven Prize in China at the Schoenfeld International String Competition 2025 and First Prize in London at the 72nd Royal Over-Seas League Competition 2024.  Founded in Switzerland in 2023, the Trio’s performances have taken them to prestigious venues and festivals including Wigmore Hall, Tivoli Vredenberg, St George’s Bristol, Schaffhausen Klassik, Harbin Cultural Center, Swiss Chamber Music Festival and Whittington Festival.  They are Britten-Pears Young Artists 2025/26, laureates of the Orpheus Swiss Chamber Music Competition and members of the European Chamber Music Academy.  

The trio members are: Mar Valor, piano, Ayla Sahin, violin, Finn Mannion, cello.  The programme is:

MOZART: Piano Trio in B flat major, K.502 
FAURÉ: Piano Trio in D minor, Op.120 
SCHUMANN: Piano Trio No.2 in F major, Op. 80