Sébastien Surel, violin
Éric-Maria Couturier, cello
Romain Descharmes, piano

Performers, improvisers and insatiable travellers, Romain Descharmes, Sébastien Surel and Eric-Maria Couturier have graced the greatest stages of Europe and Asia.

"Bewitching phrasing, a spellbinding fusion of timbres" (Concerto Net), "dazzling and refined" (Diapason) "a balance on the edge, between control and abandonment" (Classica), the Talweg are "3 assertive presences, three torrents bubbling at the heart of the works, exposing the rough edges and laying bare the emotion" (La nouvelle République). (La nouvelle République)

A mature ensemble, since 2004 the trio has forged a broad repertoire that embraces the history of music for piano trio and extends to the music of today.

Since winning the Diapason d'Or for their recording of Tchaikovsky's trio, Talweg have established themselves as fervent inheritors of the piano trio tradition.

Each of their encounters is an opportunity to confront their personal experiences, giving rise to a common language, a play of colours and imagination, a dramatic and lyrical force in the monuments of the repertoire.

With their culture of rhythm and improvisation, they open up new fields of exploration. Their collaborations with artists from the jazz, tango, rock and electro worlds (Tomás Gubitsch, Vincent Segal, David Linx, Jeff Mills...) make them a singular and sought-after group.

The Talweg trio has recorded trios by Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich, the complete trios of Brahms, Ravel and Turina, and contemporary creations, and has been awarded the highest distinctions by the international press.

The first part of their new project, based on the trios of Franz Schubert, was released at the end of January on the NoMadMusic label.