Neave Trio

Praised for performances that “balance passion with sensitivity and grace” (BBC Music Magazine), the GRAMMY® Award-nominated Neave Trio is known for its fiery connection, exuberance, and a shared sense of storytelling that reflects the deep human bonds at the core of chamber music. New York’s WQXR explains, “‘Neave’ is actually a Gaelic name meaning ‘bright’ and ‘radiant,’ both of which certainly apply to this trio’s music making.” Through their engaging and polished performances, residencies, and educational activities, the Trio fosters meaningful connections, cultivating long-lasting relationships with audiences and the communities beyond.

The Neave Trio strives to champion new works by living composers and reach wider audiences through innovative concert presentations, regularly collaborating with artists of all mediums. They recently commissioned Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon to write a new work for piano trio, titled Vast Palette, which will premiere during the 2025-2026 season. In spring 2026, the Trio will make its London debut at Kings Place and release its next album, In Her Hands, on Chandos Records. The Neave Trio currently serves as the inaugural Ensemble-in-Residence at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Formed in 2010, the Trio has performed at many esteemed concert series and festivals worldwide, including Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Chicago Chamber Music Society, Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Strathmore Mansion, the Boston Athenaeum, Harvard University, Norfolk and Norwich Chamber Music Series (United Kingdom), Zeeuwse Concertzaal (The Netherlands), and the Samoylov and Rimsky Korsakow Museums’ Chamber Music Series in St. Petersburg (Russia). The Trio previously held residency positions at Brown University, University of Virginia, Longy School of Music of Bard College, the MIT School of Architecture and Design in collaboration with dancer/choreographer Richard Colton, San Diego State University as the first-ever Fisch/Axelrod Trio-in-Residence, and the Banff Centre (Canada), among other institutions.

Their latest interdisciplinary project, Rising, is a meditation on rising temperatures and sea levels in conjunction with humanity’s rising awareness of our connection to and dependence on the Earth’s oceans, crafted alongside Pigeonwing Dance, composer Robert Sirota, and choreographer Gabrielle Lamb. Other recent collaborations include the premiere of Robert Paterson’s Triple Concerto with the Mostly Modern Orchestra under the direction of JoAnn Falletta; D-Cell: an Exhibition & Durational Performance, conceived and directed by multi-disciplinary visual artist David Michalek, with projection designer Ryan Brady; and a music video by filmmaker Amanda Alvarez Díaz of Astor Piazzolla’s Otoño Porteño. The Trio also gave the premiere performances of Musings by composer Augusta Read Thomas; Eric Nathan’s Missing Words V, sponsored by Coretet; Leah Reid’s Cloud Burst for piano trio and electronics; and Dale Trumbore’s Another Chance. In April 2020, Anna Williams and Mikhail Veselov of the Neave Trio were filmed giving an emotional and heartfelt performance of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah in support of their neighbor, a nurse and new mother, and all essential workers during the coronavirus crisis. The video was shared by PBS’s American Portrait series and has over 1 million views.

The Neave Trio’s latest album, La Mer, released in 2025 on Chandos Records, features French works, including Camille Saint-Saëns’ Trio No. 2, Mel Bonis’ Soir et Matin, and Claude Debussy’s La Mer in a piano trio arrangement by Sally Beamish. The Strad called the performance “beguiling,” noting that “the playing is as idiomatic as it is virtuosic.” Prior to La Mer, the trio released Rooted in July 2024, featuring works centered around folk music by composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Bedřich Smetana, Joseph Suk, and Frank Martin. Rooted was selected as one of Apple Music’s “10 Classical Albums You Must Hear This Month.” A Room of Her Own was released in February 2024 to wide international acclaim. The Times included it in their roundup of “the best albums of 2024 so far,” praising it as “a richly rewarding disc,” and The Strad lauded its “illustrious performances,” while Stereophile called it “a must.” In 2022, the Neave Trio released Musical Remembrances, which earned a GRAMMY® nomination in the Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble category. Their earlier acclaimed recordings include Her Voice (Chandos, 2019), Celebrating Piazzolla (Azica, 2018), French Moments (Chandos, 2018), and their debut, American Moments (Chandos, 2016).