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The Delphi Trio violinist Liana Bérubé, cellist Michelle Kwon and pianist Jeffrey LaDeur has become an important voice in the world of chamber music. Prizewinners of the 2015 Orlando Concours in the Netherlands, the Delphi Trio has performed in Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, and across the United States. Recent highlights include a concerto residency with the San Jose Chamber Orchestra and Barbara Day Turner, the west coast premiere of Paul Juon's Episodes Concertantes (1912) with Michael Morgan and the Oakland Symphony, and performances at Carnegie Hall, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival and WFMT Studios in Chicago. The Delphi Trio is grounded in the rich standard repertoire for piano trio and is committed to the exploration of its deep, lasting meaning for performers and audience alike. The Trio sees contemporary music as a natural extension of the standard repertoire and is therefore equally dedicated to the music of our time. Delphi has given acclaimed world premieres of William Bolcom's Piano Trio (2014), Max Stoffregen's Coyote Plan (2013) and Sahba Aminikia's Deltangi-ha (2012) and Shab o Meh (2014). Forthcoming commissions include a new work by Evan Price, a composer and jazz violinist formerly of the Turtle Island Quartet, and a triple concerto in celebration of Beethoven's 250th year by acclaimed composer-pianist-vocalist Clarice Assad. The Delphi Trio believes that the field of chamber music is an ideal model for education. Delphi is committed to supporting young artists as they begin their careers, and to that end established the Emerging Artist Program, which aids college students in preparing for and giving their first professional chamber music concert. The Trio also curates the Practice Project, a social media group dedicated to fostering community, openness and vulnerability among both professional and amateur artists. As independent artists, the members of the trio perform in solo recital, larger chamber music and as soloists with orchestra and believe in the symbiotic relationship between solo and collaborative work. They have individually performed with numerous esteemed artists and ensembles, including Robert Mann, Anthony Marwood, Menahem Pressler, Geoff Nuttall, Paul Katz, and the Alexander and Afiara Quartets. Liana Bérubé, Michelle Kwon and Jeffrey LaDeur are graduates of the University of Toronto, Stanford University and the Eastman School of Music respectively, and formed the Trio while studying in the prestigious Chamber Music degree program at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. They count among their mentors Henk Guittart, Bonnie Hampton, Stephen Prutsman and the St. Lawrence String Quartet, and have worked with Peter Wiley, Pedja Muzijevich, James Tocco, Anton Nel and Pamela Frank. The Delphi Trio has always made food and friendship a priority and believes that these elements are at the heart of great chamber music. The ensemble is built on trust and communication; to that end, each Delphi rehearsal starts in the same way a meal, conversation, and then music.