Biography

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‘In a superb performance, wonderfully sustained and engaging, the Seraphim Trio projected its collaborative delight to memorable effect.’
The Advertiser, May 2008

Founded in 1994, Seraphim Trio comprises pianist Anna Goldsworthy, violinist Helen Ayres, and cellist Timothy Nankervis. The trio is celebrated for its vitality and rapport, and its innovative programming. Since winning the prize for Leading Piano Trio and the Audience Choice Award in the 2001 Australian National Chamber Music Competition, Seraphim Trio has performed internationally and throughout Australia. It appears regularly for Musica Viva, is frequently broadcast on ABC Classic FM, and is a regular guest at Australian music festivals. The trio maintains a robust commissioning program, and has worked with a range of Australian composers. In 2008, its recording of Damian Barbeler’s Exquisite Blood won ‘recommended work’ at the International Rostrum of Composers. Seraphim Trio has studied in Germany with Hatto Beyerle, and in Australia with William Hennessy, Eleonora Sivan, Mark Mogilevski, Ronald Farren - Price and Lois Simpson.