Petteri, Juho and Samuli founded Sibelius Piano Trio a few years ago, and catapulted to success on the European concert stage. When three international soloists of this caliber unite to form a chamber music ensemble, the results are predictably electric. These three friends love playing together, and this love is easy to hear in their concerts and in their recording. [Volume] two opens with the better-known Hafträsk Trio, which Sibelius wrote in 1886, one year before Korppoo Trio. Our musicians help us recover from the challenging Saariaho trio with Sibelius’ light-hearted Lovisa Trio, which follows. Sibelius wrote Lovisa in 1888. Lotta Wennäkoski’s Päärme was commissioned by Finland’s Kimito Island Music Festival for Sibelius Piano Trio, which premiered the work last summer, on July 7th, 2015. Samuli Peltonen returned to perform in the festival again in 2016. The Trio’s performance of Kaija Saariaho’s well-known dark and yet transcendent Je sens un deuxième cœur, about a pregnant woman who is attacked and survives, may become known as the authoritative performance of this mighty work…. As a proud Finn and as a representative of the Finnish government, I salute Sibelius Piano Trio for their talent and join them in celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Finland’s independence in 2017. Petteri, Juho and Samuli embody and exemplify the best of our country, and as someone who lives in Los Angeles, it gives me great pleasure that the Trio is so intimately connected with California and Yarlung Records. Please join me in celebrating this dynamic young trio, and in celebrating the magnificent country of Finland. Suomi 100! --J.P. Markkanen, Consul General of Finland