Never before heard in San Francisco, this cutting-edge piano trio is one of the most vibrant and engaging young classical music ensembles in America.

Inspired by Merz Trio's debut album "INK" (August, 2021), Ink Spills offers a unique and personal account of Ravel's Piano Trio, a work he finished penning in 1914 at a time of immense catastrophe and change for Europe and the world. Ranging from the court of Louis XV to the 21st-century, the program places Ravel not only within an immensely rich, multinational tradition (French and Basque), but also includes a number of works from the immediate decades around the Trio's composition, interweaving the work with pieces Ravel himself would have known and heard. Throughout the concert, Merz Trio's members will contribute readings of poetry and prose that further illuminate the music and speak to the era.