Bedford Trio
Founded in 2016, the Bedford Trio is already thrilling audiences with their dynamic, elegant, and energetic performances. In November 2018, the Bedford Trio competed and were finalists in the Anton Rubinstein International Chamber Music Competition in Dusseldorf, Germany. The trio has performed in Canada, the United States, and Europe. During the pandemic, the Bedford Trio has performed virtually at several international events, including the season opening gala concert at the Tartini Conservatory in Trieste, Italy, the 2020 Refugee Student Fund Benefit Concert at Innis College at the University of Toronto, “Concert in the Cloud,” a virtual concert in China celebrating Beethoven’s 250th birthday, and at Music in the Atrium at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto.
The group’s repertoire ranges from the classic piano trios of Beethoven and Brahms to contemporary works and world premieres by Canadian and International composers. They are committed to commissioning and performing contemporary repertoire by both established and emerging composers. Since 2018, the Bedford Trio has been working with grade 11 composition students at Early Haig Secondary School, workshopping their compositions throughout the academic year and performing them as part of a year-end concert.
The Bedford Trio is honoured to hold the position of Artists in Residence for the University of Toronto's New Music Festival since 2020, and were previously named the first piano trio to be selected for the Irene R. Miller Piano Trio Residency at the University's Faculty of Music since 2018.
The Bedford Trio has performed in Quebec as part of the Orford Music Festival and participated in the Orford Piano Trio Residency under the guidance of the Gryphon Trio. They participated in the Career Development Residency at Chamberfest in Ottawa, which included several recital performances, various outreach events in communities around Ottawa including a performance for the Health Arts Society of Ontario, and events at the National Gallery of Canada. They worked closely with composer and classical music personality Rob Kapilow (What Makes it Great?) to present a composition-in-progress about the Maman sculpture by Louise Bourgeois that is situated just outside of the National Gallery.
The Bedford Trio includes award winning instrumentalists Alessia Disimino (violin), Emma Schmiedecke (cello), and Jialiang Zhu (piano) and is currently based in Toronto, Canada.