Ambassador: Miguel da Silva

"It is with great pleasure that I introduce the Pantoum trio, with whom I have shared the stage on several occasions. A trio of great talents, it is now one of the elite chamber ensembles. I'm very proud to see them join the Classeek programme."

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A Pantoum is a poetic form of Malaysian origin that arrived in France in the 19th century with the orientalist artistic movement, in which two ideas, one picturesque and descriptive, the other intimate and sentimental, are constantly intertwined. This literary and artistic movement greatly influenced French music at the turn of the 20th century (so much so that the second movement of Ravel's trio, entitled 'Pantoum', is directly inspired by its formal and thematic rules). In 2016, Hugo Meder (violin), Bo-Geun Park (cello) and Virgile Roche (piano) founded the Trio Pantoum while still in their first year at the Paris Conservatoire, and it has since established itself as one of the most promising European chamber music ensembles of its generation.

Rapidly developing an exceptional symbiosis both on and off stage, these brilliant young musicians pursued their shared passion for chamber music, seeking the ideal balance between cohesion and individual expression. They embarked on a thorough study of the chamber music repertoire for strings and piano at the Paris Conservatoire, in the prestigious masterclasses of the Trio Wanderer, Claire Désert and François Salque. Since 2022 Hugo, Bo-Geun and Virgile are Artists in Residence at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Waterloo (Belgium) under the direction of Miguel Da Silva, Corina Belcea and Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden.