Ssens Trio

About Ssens Trio

Ssens Trio was established in 2014 by three musicians with a wealth of experience in the international music scene. Their first CD, Beethoven String Trios Op. 3 & 8 (LWC1122), received Pizzicato Magazine’s “Supersonic Award” and a prestigious ICMA Awards nomination in 2018. Fanfare Magazine praised it highly, and Pizzicato Magazine highlighted their joyful and intimate performance. 

In 2019, the Ssens Trio released a CD of music by Mozart (LWC1170) The recording received excellent reviews in, among others, Classica (France), Fanfare Magazine and Pizzicato Magazine, and was nominated for the ICMA Awards and the highly prestigious Opus Klassik Award in Germany. The CD Ricercare (LWC1238), featuring music by Johan Kvandal, Finn Mortensen, Edvard Fliflet Bræin, and Bertil Palmar Johansen was released in 2022. It has received glowing reviews in, among others, Gramophone, The Strad, and Pizzicato Magazine (where they received the Supersonic Award), Sonograma in Spain, and in the Netherlands. Ricercare was nominated for the ICMA Awards and Opus Klassik in 2023. Ssens Trio released in 2024 Beethoven op.9 (LWC1343) which has been met with high praise. In 2026 they released the CD Lebensfries with music of Hallgrimsson (LWC1430). The Ssens Trio is supported by the Norwegian Arts Council.