An audacious classical chamber ensemble, the Jacquin Trio are dedicated to exploring, expanding and celebrating music for the inimitable combination of clarinet, viola/violin and piano. Winning both the Royal Overseas League and St Martin in-the-Fields Competitions, the Jacquins have been making music together for the best part of a decade. 

The trio take their name from the von Jacquin family – the original dedicatees of Mozart’s famous Kegelstatt Trio. With a line up that allows them the rare freedom of music for both violin and viola trio in a single concert, they have a vast and varied repertoire at their fingertips; from works by Mozart, Beethoven, Bruch, Schumann and Kurtag to Stravinsky’s virtuosic violin writing in The Soldier’s Tale or Bartok’s Contrasts.

 

Noted for their lively audience rapport and ease in a variety of settings, the Jacquins bring passion, energy and a raucous sense of fun to every performance. They were privileged to benefit from a long association with Live Music Now, where they developed a strong commitment to taking music outside of the concert hall. In 2015 they were ensemble in residence at The Forge, Camden, where they curated an adventurous series of their own, exploring some of their favourite music past and present, and in 2019 they toured New Zealand premiering their own arrangement of Brahms' Trio Op. 114.

They have had numerous new works written for them, most recently the award-winning Charlotte Bray’s Blaze and Fall, which was premiered at St John’s Smith Square, and an ongoing set of miniatures by eminent composer Colin Matthews