For the Record, Op. 400: Trio Azura

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• Storytellers Trio Azura Duncan McDougall, violin Yejin Hong, cello Yanfeng (Tony) Bai, piano Trio Azura, formed at the Colburn Conservatory in 2022, presents its debut album, "Storytellers," which features...
• Jennifer Higdon’s Piano Trio uses color to describe its two movements, "Pale Yellow" and "Fiery Red." John Harbison’s Piano Trio No.
• The recording marks the launch of the "Colburn Collection," a recording partnership between Delos and the Colburn School.
• They also won the Grand Prize in the 2024 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.

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Trio Azura, Colburn's current ensemble-in-residence, has gained acclaim through a number of early successes: as the winner of the 2025 Young Concert Artists Susan Wadsworth International Auditions they were appointed YCA Jacobs Fellows, becoming the organization’s first Ensemble-in-Residence.