The Kungsbacka Piano Trio was founded in 1997, and is named after the Swedish town where it first performed, and where has established an annual festival.
Composed of Jesper Svedberg, cello, Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano, and Malin Broman, violin, the trio has performed in a number of festivals in Europe, North and South America and Australia.
[1] The Kungsbacka Piano Trio has recorded several discs for the Naxos and Bis labels, including works by Schubert, Schumann,[2] Haydn, Mozart and Rehnqvist.
The trio has commissioned works by a number of contemporary composers, including Karin Rehnqvist, Mark-Anthony Turnage and others.
[3] The members of the Kungsbacka Piano Trio teach at Gothenburg University's School of Music where they give lectures, masterclasses and concerts throughout the year.