The German group, Trio Con Brio, since its creation in 1990, has received enthusiastic reactions and critical acclaim with its varied and often unconventional repertory. Composers such as Sérgio Assad, Léo Brouwer, Egberto Gismonti, Sidney Corbett and others have composed works for the Trio. In addition to their own arrangements, the Trio has also rediscovered neglected and forgotten works of the 18th and 19th centuries. They have received grants from Villa Musica, Rheinland-Pfalz and the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Culture. Concert tours through Europe, Canada and the US, invitations to renowned festivals and numerous radio and TV appearances have earned the Trio a prominent place in the international music scene. Besides “impressive virtuosity,” the European press praises their “ravishing aura,” and “refreshing lack of convention.”

Carsten Hustedt, flute, studied in Bremen and Karlsruhe. Carsten joined Trio Con Brio in 2004. “ To me, music means openness for new ways, steady growth and development, together with audiences, fellow musicians and composers.”

Carolin Kriegbaum, viola, studied in Paris with Serge Collot, with Emile Cantor and with Paul Doktor, New York. “I am striving to express my emotional cosmos in colours, tone colours or painter's colours, there's no difference to me”.

Andrea Förderreuther, guitar, studied in Germany, Spain and the USA. As a founder of Trio Con Brio, she also contributes arrangements. “The wealth and the variety of Latin American Music constantly inspire my artistic work.”