Heathcliff Trio

Bonded by a musical consensus and shared vision, the Heathcliff Trio was founded in late

2020. Emanated from a decade long collaboration between childhood friends Ashley Tong

and Sebastian Kolin, who studied together at the Yehudi Menuhin School, they encountered

Danish pianist, Jonathan Siahaan, upon completing their studies, whose resonating

philosophy pronounced himself the final choice of a long-lasting search.

The Heathcliff Trio recently won 1st prize in The 9th International Johannes Brahms

Chamber Music Competition (2022) with two additional special prizes including the best

interpretation of a piece by Brahms. In season 2021/2022, The trio made their debut at

Wigmore Hall for the final concert of The Parkhouse Award international competition for

chamber music and at 22 Mansfield Street in London.

Despite their short existence, the trio brings together their extensive individual experiences

in chamber music, which include collaborations with artists such as Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider,

Kathryn Stott, Enrico Pace, and Barnabas Kelemen, and continues to strive towards the

discovery of their own expression, which has brought them to perform in venues such as

Konservatoriets Koncertsal, Studiescenen, Havesalen, Ansgar Kirke, Teatro Dengra in

Spain, Gewehrhaus Schloss Weikersheim in Germany, and Oslo Chamber Music Festival.

The Heathcliff Trio is currently based in Copenhagen under the guidance of Tim

Frederiksen and has received further tutelage from Johannes Meissl, Caroline Palmer,

Members of the Cuarteto Casals and Danish String Quartet, Magnus Ericsson, and Marianna

Shirinyan. From Autumn 2022, the trio will become members of the European Chamber

Music Academy.