Trio Escapada

Sunday 21 March 2027 at 16:30

De Storm, Haitsma Mulierweg 11

7101 BX Winterswijk

Trio Escapada is a piano trio rooted in Argentine tango and plays own compositions, arrangements, and improvisations, moving across genre boundaries. Since 2015 they have played at Het Concertgebouw, Podium On the Roof, and Dutch International Tango week, and appeared on radio and TV, including Podium Wittenman. They also provide live music at tango salons.

Emma studied violin with Coosje Wijzenbeek. She earned a master’s with István Párkányi at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and took masterclasses with Yvri Gitlis, Gilles Apap, and Giora Feidman. She played chamber music and classical, contemporary, Baroque, and world music. She was first violinist and artistic leader of the Escher Ensemble, then played in Carel Kraayenhof’s Sexteto Canyengue. She founded Trio Escapada in 2014. She plays in the Ives Ensemble, its String Quartet, and ensemble NAP. She teaches at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and Muziekschool Amsterdam, and composes and arranges.

Bence Huszar studied in Budapest until he moved to the Netherlands in 2001. He studied at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam with Monique Bartels and graduated cum laude in 2006. He then studied in Tilburg with cellist Ernst Reijseger, developed improvisation, and added electric cello and double bass to his instruments. He took masterclasses with Heinrich Schiff, Natalia Gutman, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Colin Carr, and Anner Bijlsma. He plays in contemporary, world, and pop groups, including the Hungarian Vinsky band, Jahida Wehbe, Lunatree ensemble, and Namibian Tales, the band of singer Shishani.