The Lycydas Trio has been performing for over ten years, since its formation at Trinity College of Music in 1998. In recent times, the group has, on occasion, expanded to become the Lycydas Piano Quartet, and the Lycydas Piano Quintet, in order to cover a wider range of the strings and piano repertoire. The group has been coached by Menahem Pressler, the Brodsky Quartet, Martino Tirimo, Gerald Robbins and Martin Lovett, and has performed at the major UK venues as well as for several music societies. In 1999, the Trio was invited to perform for the Goldschmidt Society's annual lecture hosted by Norman Le Brecht, and in the following year were awarded 3rd Prize in the John Barbirolli Competition. In May 2001, it gave the premieres of two compositions by Dai Fujikura at the Halifax Young Musician's Chamber Music Platform, and the premiere of the Anthony Green Trio at Cheltenham Festival. The Trio has also performed twice at the 'Peter the Great' Festival in Holland, where it was presented with an Honorary Award in 2002. In May 2003 the Trio gave an acclaimed performance of the Roger Smalley Piano Trio at his 60th birthday festival, and in October of that year gave the premiere of the Piano Trio in A minor by Sibelius at the Finnish Embassy, subsequently giving many performances of this work across the UK. In May 2006 the Trio premiered the Frederic Rzewski Trio at the Trinity Rzewski Festival. In May 2007 the Trio performed the Beethoven Triple Concerto with the Southampton University Sinfonietta at Turner Sims, conducted by Andrew Morley. This year they will be recording the Rzewski Trio and the Finch trio for fonorum, having given the UK premiere of the latter work at Blackheath Halls in October 2007. They will also be performing the complete Beethoven Trios over three concerts at Eastbourne Arts Centre.

Toby Tramaseur - Violin

Toby Tramaseur completed the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Apprenticeship Scheme in 2006, as one of two violinists chosen, and has since regularly performed, recorded and toured with the orchestra across Europe and Asia. As well as working with the LPO, Toby frequently performs in London’s west-end musicals, various film sessions and was previously a member of the Recreation Grosses Orchestra, Graz (Austria). In 2001, Toby won first prize in the J&A Beare Classical Concerto Competition and graduated from Trinity College of Music in 2002 with a 1st Class Honours Degree, the Nicholas Roth Memorial Prize and the L.T.C.L in pedagogy (Licenciate Trinity College London).  Toby continued his studies with scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music under Diana Cummings, where he was a member of the Royal Academy Soloists, graduating with distinction and the L.R.A.M (Licenciate Royal Academy of Muisc) from the post-graduate course. From 2006-2008 he completed his studies in the prestigious class of Professor Yair Kless at the University of Graz, Austria. Toby has been awarded scholarships to take part in Masterclasses in Europe and the USA with Ruggiero Ricci, Rainer Küchel, Yair Kless, Tasmin Little and Thomas Brandis amongst others. Future engagements include Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with the Dorking Philharmonia.

Caroline Szram - Cello

Caroline was born in Suffolk, England and begun her cello studies with Gordon Pringle on a scholarship at Trinity College of Music Junior Department, London, where she was awarded the Friends of Junior Trinity Prize and performed at the Wigmore Hall and Purcell Room. She went on to study for her BMus at the Senior Department with Naomi Butterworth, and was principal cellist of the Sinfonia, as well as being a member of the Britten-Pears Orchestra. After graduation she studied with Raphael Wallfisch for two years while enjoying an active career as a performer and teacher, and playing in masterclasses for Han-Na Chan and Stanimir Todorov. During this time she toured Spain as the concerto soloist with the Suffolk Youth Orchestra, performed the Elgar concerto at Snape Maltings as part of their Prom Series and played Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations with the Southend Philharmonic. In 2006 she completed her Masters Degree at the University of British Columbia, where she studied on a full scholarship with Eric Wilson (modern cello) and Nan Mackie (baroque cello.)