Members: Kati Raitinen, Cecilia Zilliacus, Johanna Persson

Swedish string trio formed in 1999.

As one of its current projects, the trio has commissioned pieces by the composers Anders Eliasson and Tommie Haglund. The trio frequently collaborates with other chamber musicians in forming various quartets and other ensembles. They have played with Bengt Forsberg, Per Tengstrand, Mikael Helasvuo, Kathryn Stott, Martti Rousi and Martin Fröst, among others.

In addition to their own concert projects, the trio has performed at a variety of chamber music festivals. In Sweden, it has been a guest at the Lappland, Junsele, Båstad, Linköping and Grythyttan festivals, as well as at the special music events ”Tengstrand 06” in Växjö and ”MADE in Umeå” in Umeå. It has also played at the Åland, Åbo and Korsholm festivals in Finland and at Bergen and Kristiansand (PUNKT) in Norway. ZilliacusPerssonRaitinen is a recurring guest at the All Saints Church Chamber Music Festival in Stockholm.

In the last few seasons the trio has performed in Finland, Denmark, Spain and England, (London). The current season will bring it to the same countries as well as to Switzerland.

The trio is nominated to the Nordic Council´s Music Prize 2013.
The trio was awarded the Kurt Persson Cultural Prize in November 2009.

Members
Cecilia Zilliacus, violin
Johanna Persson, viola
Kati Raitinen, cello