Avoid the early evening rush hour and relax with an hour of live music from up-and-coming performers here at the Stoller Hall.
These hour-long concerts are a chance to catch artists from our Emerging Artists Scheme, which has been generously supported by the Haworth Trust.
Victorian Ghosts and Daggers
Are you brave enough to face the haunted?
In this atmospheric Halloween programme, Trio Hera journeys through the uncanny worlds of Stacy Garrop’s Silver Dagger inspired by the dark Appalachian folk ballad of the same name, Cécile Chaminade’s shadowy Second Piano Trio to transport you back in time to a Victorian mansion, haunted by Beethoven’s legendary Ghost Trio — one of chamber music’s most unsettling masterpieces.
Championing female composers alongside great works of the piano trio repertoire, The Hera Piano Trio brings together fiery virtuosity, storytelling, and theatrical intensity in an evening where beauty and darkness intertwine.
Accessibility warning: This concert will contain dark/low lighting and flashing lights.
About Hera Piano Trio
Named after Hera, the Greek goddess of women, the Hera Piano Trio champions female composers by including their music in every program alongside core repertoire. The trio brings together three trail-blazing young female artists; Caterina Bordoni on violin, Gabriela Peres on cello, and Winnie Su on piano. In 2026, they were selected for the Haworth Emerging Young Artists Scheme at the Stoller Hall. With a sound described as “sparkling and engaging”, they bring their individuality and energy together in conjunction with their diverse cultures to challenge the stage.
Since their formation, the Hera Piano Trio has received guidance from esteemed chamber musicians of international renown including Hannah Roberts, Kathryn Stott, Petr Prause (Talich Quartet), Pavel Fischer (Škampa Quartet), Harvey Davis (The Pleyel Ensemble) and Jeremy Young. They were finalists at the CAVATINA Intercollegiate Chamber Music Competition in 2024 and performed at the Wigmore Hall.
From Italy, Caterina studied with Yair Kless and Zakar Bron, and was a prize-winner in the Zanuccoli International Chamber Music Competition and a Ruth Sutton fellow of Manchester Camerata 360°. Gabriela is a Portuguese cellist currently studying with Jacob Shaw at the RNCM, having been awarded a full ABRSM scholarship and the Manchester Collective PES. From Sydney, Australia, Winnie currently studies with Kathryn Stott and Graham Scott, and has garnered recognition for her versatility at the piano, including appearances with The Hallé and at Buxton International Festival as a collaborative pianist.
All three members of the Hera Piano Trio are committed and passionate pedagogues involved in organizations that aim to improve accessibility to musical education and nurturing future talent. Caterina plays a 1790 Gaetano Santagiuliana violin, from Vicenza, Italy with the generosity of the Harrison-Frank Family Trust, and Gabriela plays in a 1778 Sebastian Dallinger cello from Vienna on loan.
Seating for this show will be unallocated. If you have any access requirements, please do let us know at boxoffice@stollerhall.com or on 0333 130 0967. You can find out more about access in our building here.
