Astatine Trio

The Astatine Trio, formed at the Royal College of Music in 2021, are a young but remarkably seasoned triumvirate of musicians taking the piano trio format in new directions.

Berniya Hamie Piano
Riya Hamie Cello
Maja Horvat Violin

Formed in 2021, the award-winning Astatine Trio is quickly gaining recognition as one of the UK’s most exciting young chamber ensembles. Named BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists for 2025-27, they were recent second prize and special prize winners at the 2025 Franz Schubert and Modern Music Competition in Graz – becoming the first UK-based ensemble to win a main prize in the competition’s history. Other accolades include first prizes at the Birmingham International Piano Chamber Music Competition, Virtuoso & Belcanto International Chamber Competition (Italy) and the Senior Intercollegiate Piano Trio Competition, and the SEAM Prize for contemporary music at the Lyon International Chamber Music Competition.

The trio were privileged to be mentored by the legendary pianist Alfred Brendel from 2022-25 and have performed extensively across the UK and abroad. They are current Hans Keller Chamber Fellows at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, ChamberStudio Fellows, Kirckman Concert Society Artists and a resident ensemble at ProQuartet – Centre Européen de Musique de Chambre (Paris) for the 2025-2027 seasons.

This is the third of three BBC New Generation Artist lunchtime concerts this season, and will be recorded for BBC Radio 3. The scheme helps to support young musicians on the threshold of an international career to reach the next stage of their development.

Programme

Haydn Trio in E major Hob XV:28
Mendelssohn Piano Trio No 1 in D minor