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Feb 12-13: Kings Place Presents The Neave Trio in London Debut
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Kings Place Presents the London Debut of the GRAMMY®-Nominated Neave Trio
Performing a Two-Concert Residency as Part of Kings Place’s
Memory Unwrapped Season – 12-13 February 2026
Including the London Premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s A Vast Palette
and Piazzolla, Accompanied by Dancers from
London’s Tango (David and Kim Benitez)
New Album, In Her Hands, out February 2026 on Chandos Records
“Thrilling [with] wild energy… electrifying” – Gramophone Magazine
“expansive, beguiling and unexpected” – The Guardian
New York, NY (November 25, 2025) – Praised for performances that “balance passion with sensitivity and grace” (BBC Music Magazine), the GRAMMY® Award–nominated Neave Trio will make its London debut in two concerts at Kings Place on Thursday, February 12, 2026, and Friday, February 13, 2026. As part of the Kings Place Memory Unwrapped season, the residency will feature two contrasting programs, including the London premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon’s A Vast Palette. The Neave Trio is currently nominated for its second GRAMMY® Award for its most recent album, La Mer (Chandos 2025), and will release its next album on Chandos Records in February 2026.
The Neave expresses, “We couldn’t be more excited for our London debut at Kings Place! It’s a dream to perform in one of the world’s most vibrant cultural cities, and we’re eager to share this music with new listeners.”
On Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 7:30pm, Neave performs a program that draws together three towering voices of the Romantic and late Romantic traditions: Rachmaninoff, Clara Schumann, and Brahms, inspired by Neave’s 2022 GRAMMY®-nominated album, Musical Remembrances. The program explores themes of memory, legacy, and emotional depth through piano trios that span cultures and eras.
On Friday, February 13, 2026, at 7:30pm, Neave gives the London premiere performance of Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Jennifer Higdon’s A Vast Palette. This piece continues Higdon’s exploration of a central question: Can colors be reflected in music? While the first and second piano trios examined Pale Yellow, Fiery Red, Wondrous White, and Brilliant Blue, this work introduces Majestic Green and Zesty Orange. In her piano trios, Higdon crafts these musical “colors” with the intention that performers will freely interpret and combine the movements in ways that best convey the vivid palette of each work.
The program also includes Piazzolla’s Oblivion, Libertango, and his reimagining of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with a twist of tango, Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, with live tango dancing by London’s Tango Movement (David and Kim Benitez).
Neave Trio with composer Jennifer Higdon (Courtesy of the Artists)
On February 6, 2026, Neave Trio releases its eighth studio album, In Her Hands, on Chandos Records. The album presents a program of works celebrating three women composers of the early modern era, including Clara Schumann’s Piano Trio in G minor, Dora Pejacevic’s Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, and Cécile Chaminade’s Piano Trio No. 2 in A minor. Together, these works highlight the richness and diversity of women’s contributions to the chamber music repertoire.
Program Information
Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 7:30pm
Neave Trio: Musical Remembrances
Kings Place Hall One | London, UK
Link: www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/classical/neave-trio-musical-remembrances/
Rachmaninoff – Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor
Clara Schumann – Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17
Brahms – Piano Trio in B Major, Op. 8
Anna Williams, violin
Mikhail Veselov, cello
Eri Nakamura , piano
Friday, February 13, 2026, at 7:30pm
Piazzolla Four Seasons of Buenos Aires with Neave Trio
Kings Place Hall One | London, UK
Link: www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/classical/piazzolla-four-seasons-of-buenos-aires-with-neave-trio/
Piazzolla – Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Jennifer Higdon – A Vast Palette (2025) [UK Premiere]
I. Majestic Green
II. Zesty Orange
Piazzolla – Oblivion
Piazzolla – Libertango
Anna Williams, violin
Mikhail Veselov, cello
Eri Nakamura, piano
Tango Dancers
About The Neave Trio
Two-time GRAMMY® Award–nominated Neave Trio is known for their fiery connection, exuberance, and a shared sense of storytelling that reflects the deep human bonds at the core of chamber music. New York’s WQXR explains, “‘Neave’ is actually a Gaelic name meaning ‘bright’ and ‘radiant,’ both of which certainly apply to this trio’s music making.” Through their engaging and polished performances, advocacy for the works by living composers, and educational activities, the Trio fosters meaningful connections, cultivating long-lasting relationships with audiences and the communities beyond. The Trio’s recordings have been named among the best recordings of the year by both The New York Times and BBC Radio 3, and Gramophone has applauded their performances as “thrilling” and “electrifying.”
Formed in 2010, the Neave Trio has performed at esteemed concert series and festivals worldwide, including Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Kaatsbaan Summer Festival, Bard Music Festival, Rockport Chamber Music Festival, and La Jolla Athenaeum, as well as performances across Europe, Japan, and Russia.
The Trio has commissioned Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon to write a new work for piano trio, A Vast Palette, which will premiere during the 2025-2026 season. In spring 2026, the Trio will make its London debut at Kings Place, including the UK premiere of the Higdon piece, and release its next album, In Her Hands, on Chandos Records. Their latest album, La Mer, released in 2025 on Chandos Records, was praised as “beguiling” by The Strad, which also noted that “the playing is as idiomatic as it is virtuosic” and has been nominated for a 2026 GRAMMY® Award in the Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble category.
Innovative programming and collaborations with artists across mediums are a hallmark of the Neave’s work. The Trio’s most recent interdisciplinary project, Rising, is a meditation on rising temperatures and sea levels in conjunction with humanity’s rising awareness of our connection to and dependence on the Earth’s oceans, crafted alongside Pigeonwing Dance, composer Robert Sirota, and choreographer Gabrielle Lamb. Additional premieres include Robert Paterson’s Triple Concerto with the Mostly Modern Orchestra under the direction of JoAnn Falletta; D-Cell: an Exhibition & Durational Performance, conceived and directed by multi-disciplinary visual artist David Michalek; and a music video by filmmaker Amanda Alvarez Díaz of Astor Piazzolla’s Otoño Porteño. The Trio gave the premiere performances of Musings by composer Augusta Read Thomas; Eric Nathan’s Missing Words V, sponsored by Coretet; Leah Reid’s Cloud Burst for piano trio and electronics; and Dale Trumbore’s Another Chance. In April 2020, Anna Williams and Mikhail Veselov of the Neave Trio were filmed giving an emotional and heartfelt performance of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah in support of their neighbor, a nurse and new mother, and all essential workers during the coronavirus crisis. The video was shared by PBS’s American Portrait series and has over 1 million views.
Adding to their growing discography, the trio released Rooted in July 2024, featuring works centered around folk music by composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Bedrich Smetana, Joseph Suk, and Frank Martin. Rooted was selected as one of Apple Music’s "10 Classical Albums You Must Hear This Month." A Room of Her Own was released in February 2024 to wide international acclaim. The Times included it in their roundup of “the best albums of 2024 so far,” praising it as “a richly rewarding disc,” and The Strad lauded its “illustrious performances,” while Stereophile called it “a must.” In 2022, the Neave Trio released Musical Remembrances, which earned a GRAMMY® nomination in the Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble category. Their earlier acclaimed recordings include Her Voice (Chandos, 2019), Celebrating Piazzolla (Azica, 2018), French Moments (Chandos, 2018), and their debut, American Moments (Chandos, 2016).
Members of the Neave are dedicated educators, and the trio currently serves as the inaugural Ensemble-in-Residence at Virginia Commonwealth University. They have previously held residency positions at Brown University, MIT School of Architecture and Design in collaboration with dancer/choreographer Richard Colton, University of Virginia, San Diego State University as the first-ever Fisch/Axelrod Trio-in-Residence, Longy School of Music of Bard College, Wartburg College, and the Banff Centre (Canada), among other institutions. For more information, visit www.neavetrio.com.
About Jennifer Higdon
Jennifer Higdon is the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize and is a three-time Grammy winner. Commissions have come from a wide range of performers: from the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony, to The President’s Own Marine Band; from the Tokyo String Quartet to The Neave Trio, as well as individual artists such as singer Thomas Hampson, violinists Hilary Hahn and Joshua Bell, and pianist, Yuja Wang. Her first opera on Charles Frazier’s book, “Cold Mountain”, sold out all of its runs and went on to win the International Opera Award. With over 250 performances a year, she makes her living from commissions and serves as composer-in-residence with various orchestras and universities around the country. “Blue Cathedral”, her most famous work, has had over 1200 performances. Higdon’s compositions are recorded on over 100 CDs. For more information, visit www.jenniferhigdon.com
*Photo Credit (Top Photo): Titilayo Ayangade
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