The Z.E.N. Trio – pianist Zhang Zuo, violinist Esther Yoo and cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan – met as BBC New Generation Artists in 2015 and have since performed concerts across the UK, Europe, China, Canada and United States, making their debut recording of piano trios by Brahms and Dvořák with Deutsche Grammophon in 2017.

While the trio’s name, "Z.E.N." is an acronym for the three artists’ initials, it also represents the philosophy with which they approach chamber music-making - the foregoing of the self for total togetherness. Their concert features Brahms’ Piano Trio No 1 in B major and a new work by Australian Matt Laing.

Presented in association with Musica Viva Australia and supported by the NSW Government though Create NSW and the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts.