Erika Nickrenz, piano
Adela Pena, violin
Sara Sant'Ambrogio, cello

The most sought after trio in the world, the Grammy nominated Eroica Trio enraptures audiences with flawless technical virtuosity, irresistible enthusiasm and sensual elegance. The three women who make up this celebrated ensemble electrify the concert stage with their passionate performances. The New York Times writes, "There is an edge of the seat intensity to every note they produce". The Eroica Trio take their name from Beethoven's Eroica Symphony.

The Trio won the prestigious Naumburg Award in 1991, resulting in a highly successful Lincoln Center debut and has since toured the United States, Europe, Middle East, South America and Asia. While maintaining their demanding concert schedule, the Eroica Trio has released eight critically lauded recordings for Angel/EMI classics Records, garnering them multiple Grammy nominations.

The Eroica Trio performs the Beethoven Triple Concerto more frequently than any other trio in the world, having appeared with renowned symphonies such as Chicago, St. Louis, San Francisco, Mostly Mozart Orchestra, Nashville, Indianapolis, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Houston, New Jersey and Seattle. In addition, The Trio has performed the work abroad with Orquesta Sinfonica de Euskadi in Spain, Haydn Orchestra in Italy, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Budapest Symphony in Germany, and on multiple tours in the United States with the Cincinnati Symphony as well as with the Prague Chamber Orchestra. The Eroica Trio's recording of the Beethoven Triple with the Prague Chamber Orchestra was so successful it landed this piece on Billboards Top 20 for the first time in recording history. The Trio appeared on the German television program "Klassich!" performing the Beethoven Triple Concerto with the Munich Symphony, which was aired throughout Europe. A multi-city tour of North America with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Maestro Fabio Luisi, culminated in a sold out performance on the "Great Performers at Lincoln Center" series in Avery Fisher Hall in New York City.

The Eroica Trio commissioned a triple concerto by American composer Kevin Kaska, that was premiered by the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra in November 2001. They have also commissioned several works from American composer Bruce Wolosoff, including "The Loom," inspired by the watercolors of Eric Fischl. The work was released on the Montage Music Society's album Creating Music Inspired by Visual Art.

The Eroica Trio has appeared on numerous television programs, including ABC's The View, CNN's Showbiz Today, CBS and ABC News, the CBS Morning Show and Saturday Morning, A&E's Breakfast with the Arts, The Isaac Mizrahi Show, Pure Oxygen, Bloomberg TV and Fox's The Crier Report. Eroica!, a special documentary about the Trio and its commissioning of a new triple concerto by Kevin Kaska, premiered on the PBS series Independent Lens and has had multiple airings worldwide. The group has been featured in such magazines as Elle, Glamour, Vanity Fair, Detour, Marie Claire, Gotham, Time Out New York, Gramophone, Piano, Vivace, Auditorium, and Chamber Music. In addition, the ladies have graced the covers of magazines as diverse as Fanfare, Cigar, Strings, Tall, and Strad.  Chateau Sainte Michelle, a vineyard in Seattle, named one of its Gold Medal winning Reislings in honor of the Trio.

The Eroica Trio gave a concert at the University of Washington on April 16, 2025 as part of a three-day residency.

As part of the Trio's Naumburg award was a commissioned work by Augusta Read Thomas, Angel Chant

Naumburg Concert, 1992, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center

Eroica Trio -- Erika Nickrenz, piano; Adela Pena, violin, Sara Sant'Ambrogio, cello

Program

Beethoven: Trio in B-flat Major, op. 11

Bohuslav Martinu: Trio No. 1 (Five pieces breves)

Augusta Read Thomas: Angel Chant, Naumburg commission and World premiere

Bedrich Smetana: Trio in G minor, Op. 15