Trio Duende is a piano trio which includes Eureka Chamber Music Series artistic director Tom Stone, Avery Fisher Career award-winning cellist Sophie Shao and Naumberg award-winning pianist Awadagin Pratt. The name “Duende”, inspired by Gabriel Garcia Lorca’s writing on the subject, is meant to represent the indescribable in art and the human experience. ECMS co-artistic director Tom Stone and pianist Awadagin Pratt met as teenagers and formed a bond usually reserved for brothers. Cellist Sophie Shao is the perfect partner for the trio, bringing her own fire and force of will to the mix.