Concert Diary

The Espresso Trio was formed last year, bringing together 3 award-winning artists from the Royal College of Music and Guildhall School of Music and Drama. They have already worked with renowned musicians Adrian Brendel and Daniel Rowland. With a repertoire ranging from Viennese classicism to the music of today, the trio is recognised for their dynamic energy and distinctive collective voice.

Thomas Masciaga

Thomas Masciaga comes from an Anglo-Italian family. Aged 15, he commuted from Italy to attend the Junior Department of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Thomas was a prize winner at the 2025 Intercollegiate Sheepdrove Piano Competition, and also won a Robert Turnbull Award. He has been mentored by Konstantin Bogino at Accademia Perosi in Biella and is a Talent Unlimited Artist.

Sharon Zhou

Sharon Zhou is a British violinist and composer, equally at home in both classical and contemporary repertoire. She won 1st prize at the North London Music Festival, the Colonel Howes Prize at the Eastbourne Young Soloist Competition and the Silver Award at Internationale Musikfest Wien, where she held an RPS Julius Isserlis Scholarship.

Aline Christ

Swiss cellist Aline Christ is currently pursuing a Masters degree at the RCM in London. She is an academist with the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie, and Principal Cellist of the JP Morgan Symphony. She is passionate about contemporary music and education, and is supported by several Swiss cultural foundations.