Founded in 2012, the NAMIROVSKY-LARK-PAE TRIO (formerly Trio Modêtre) is a charismatic chamber ensemble known for their unbridled energy and imaginative interpretations of works in the classical and contemporary canon. Comprised of three internationally acclaimed artists, they are recipients of the 2020 German Record Critics' Award / Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik in the category of chamber music, one of Europe’s most coveted honors for their debut album 'Masterpieces Among Peers: Trios by Frank Bridge and Johannes Brahms' (June 2020, TYXart) and Fono Forum’s 5 Best Albums of 2020. They have received the 2018 Si-Yo Music Society Foundation Award, the 2016 Tarisio Trust Young Artist Grant, and the Silver Medal and the G. Burt & Charlotte Ford Fund at the 2012 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.

Praised for their ‘masterful phrasing’ (Klassik Heute), 'fiery playing full of intensive fantasy and warm glow' (Musicalifeiten) and 'gutsy, powerful performance' (Art Music Lounge), the trio’s debut album has been compared to legendary recordings of the past, such as those by Heifetz, Feuermann and Rubinstein, Szigeti, Fournier and Schnabel, and Pires, Dumay, and Wang.

NLP Trio’s musical influences span many centuries and continents, from Bluegrass in Kentucky to the traditions and new voices of Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia. Pursuing their deep affection for chamber music, they have also been Artists-in-Residence at a number of highly regarded festivals including Marlboro, Ravinia Steans Music Institute, Yellowbarn, Prussia Cove, and the Perlman Music Program, and have collaborated with a wide array of world-renowned artists including Itzhak Perlman, Pamela Frank, Kim Kashkashian, Ralph Kirshbaum, Paula Robinson, Peter Wiley, and Arnold Steinhardt.