Awarded with the National Prize of Music, the trio was founded in 1996 in Madrid and was named after the Spanish violinist, conductor and composer Enrique Fernández Arbós (1863-1939), the Trio Arbós has established itself as one Euope’s leading chamber ensembles. The repertoire of the trio ranges from the classical to the contemporary, with specially commissioned works forming a significant part of their concert programs. Georges Aperghis, Toshio Hosokawa, Ivan Fedele, Mauricio Sotelo, Luis de Pablo, Jesús Torres, Hilda Paredes, Roberto Sierra, George E. López, Bernhard Gander, Aureliano Cattaneo and J. M. Sánchez Verdú are some of the composers who have dedicated works to this ensemble. The Trio has appeared frequently in major concert halls and festivals in more than 30 countries: Vienna Konzerthaus, Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Helsinki Sibelius Accademy, Buenos Aires Teatro Colón, Madrid Auditorio Nacional, Kuhmo Festival, Time of Music of Viitasaari, Nuova Consonanza, Wittener Tage für Neue Musik, Nuova Consonanza of Rome, Musica Festival of Strasbourg, Biennale of Venice, Casals Festival of Puerto Rico, etc. The Trio Arbós has recorded the complete piano trios by Joaquín Turina for Naxos, as well as music by Roberto Sierra, Mauricio Sotelo, Jesús Torres and César Camarero for different labels such as Kairos, Verso, Col Legno, IBS Classical, etc. The prestigious magazine Gramophone said of of their acclaimed CD “Play it again”: “This disc reaffirms the credentials of Trio Arbós as among the most inclusive and forward-thinking of chamber ensembles.” The Trio Arbós has held a residence at the Reina Sofía Museum of Contemporary Art of Madrid. Its project Triple Zone for the creation of new literature for piano trio has been sponsored by the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung and the BBVA Foundation.