Trio Mediæval - Norway

A typical Trio Mediæval programme combines their many varied strands of musical exploration: historically informed performance of medieval sacred music, folk music (adapted and arranged by members of the group); contemporary Nordic jazz; specially commissioned works; improvisation with or without instruments. Attracted by the Grammy nominated trio’s unique sound, composers and performers have stood in line to work with the group, resulting in commissions and premieres of works by Helena Tulve, Tõnu Kõrvits, Anders Jormin, Tord Gustavsen, Mats Eilertsen, Trygve Seim, Anna Clyne, Gavin Bryars, Ivan Moody, Sungji Hong and Andrew Smith, among many others. A 2006 collaboration with the Ensemble Musikfabrik in Cologne featured the work Shelter by Julia Wolfe, Michael Gordon and David Lang of the New York-based Bang on a Can composers’ collective. This collaboration lead to many more projects including Julia Wolfe´s "Steel Hammer" (2009) composed for the trio and the Bang on a Can All-Stars. The piece has been performed in the US and Europe (in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Barbican Centre/LSO, Concertgebouw Brugge, Uppsala Konsert & Kongress). David Lang´s piece "just (after song of songs)" was composed for the trio and Garth Knox trio in 2015 and was featured in Paolo Sorrentino´s movie "Youth". More recently the trio has collaborated with musicians and orchestras such as Catalina Vicens, Vox Clamantis, Arve Henriksen, John Potter, Sinikka Langeland Ensemble, Mats Eilertsen Trio, Bang on a Can All-Stars, Grauschumacher Piano Duo & Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and Stavanger Symphony Orchestra. 

Trio Mediæval has toured extensively in Europe and USA, and has visited Japan, Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea, and Australia. The trio has been invited to appear on the most prestigious stages in the world, including Wigmore Hall, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Vienna Konzerthaus, Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. After releasing seven recordings on ECM Records between 2001 and 2017, the trio began a collaboration with Morten Lindberg and the 2L label in Norway. The ensemble has now released three albums on 2L: Solacium (2021), An Old Hall Ladymass (2023) and YULE (2024).