Trio Caspar is Andrea Caputo, clarinet, Jason Moon, violin and Bogang Hwang, piano. They perform works by Darius Milhaud, Igor Stravinsky and Libby Larsen, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
Founded in 2024 by clarinetist Andrea Caputo, violinist and violist Jason Moon, and pianist Bogang Hwang, Trio Caspar is an innovative union of three individual voices that aims to bring a fresh perspective of the highest standard to chamber works that are less frequently performed. The name pays homage to the German painter Caspar David Friedrich, whose exploration of the complexity of individualism inspires the trio’s distinctive sound.
Trio Caspar was awarded the Gold Medal, Lift Every Voice Prize, and Horszowski Trio Prize for Piano Ensemble at the 2026 Fischoff Competition in the Senior String Division, as well as the Audience Award and 2nd Prize at the 2026 Yellow Springs Chamber Music Competition. In the 2025-26 season, Trio Caspar gave their debut recital at the Colburn School and performed Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time alongside cellist Gary Hoffman.
The first group to have been named as the Colburn School’s inaugural Honors Chamber Music Ensemble, Trio Caspar is proudly mentored by Colburn faculty members Jonathan Brown, Yehuda Gilad, Fabio Bidini, and Martin Beaver.
Trio Caspar has just recorded their debut album featuring works of Stravinsky, Schoenfeld, Larsen and Schumann, which will be released on the Delos recording label in November 2026.
