Zoran Dukic (Croatia), Laura Young (Canada) and Pablo Márquez (Argentina)

The Trio de Cologne has been called “the best guitar trio in the world” and is considered one of the most outstanding chamber music ensembles of today. They have performed throughout North and South America and Europe, leaving audiences dazzled and prompting critical praise of the very highest order. Zoran Dukic, (Croatia) Laura Young (Canada) and Pablo Marquez (Argentina) have appeared as soloists in concerts all over the world and have been showcased individually by countless chamber and orchestral ensembles.

They have won an incredible amount of first prizes in the most prestigious international guitar competitions in the world:

	First Prize “Radio France” International Guitar Competition in Paris, France 1987.
	First Prize “H. Villa-Lobos” Int.l Guitar Competition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1988.
	First Prize “International Guitar Competition in Mettmann, Germany 1991.
	First Prize “Andrés Segovia” International Guitar Competition in Palma de Mallorca, Spain 1991.(also received the prize of public)
	First Prize “Guerrero” International Guitar Competition in Madrid, Spain, 1992 – (also received the special jury prize for the best interpretation of Spanish music).
	First Prize “20th International Guitar Competition in Viña del Mar, Chile, 1993 – (also received the Prize of the Public).
	First Prize “20th “Francisco Tárrega” International Guitar Competition in Benicasim, Spain, 1994 (also received the Prize of the Public).
	First Prize “Int. Guitar Competition “Printemps de la Guitarre” in Walcourt, Belgium, 1994 (also received the Special Prize from the “Belgian Composer’s Association”).
	First Prize “Andrés Segovia” International Guitar Competition in Granada, Spain, 1996.
	First Prize “Manuel Maria Ponce” International Guitar Competition in Tredrez, France, 1996
	First Prize “De Bonis” International Guitar Competition in Cosenza, Italy, 1997 – (also received the Prize of Public).

All of this extraordinary talent, poetic musicality and “explosive virtuosity” together with a mixture of their distinct cultural backgrounds from 3 continents has been conjoined to form a truly remarkable ensemble. Composers such as Carlo Domeniconi, Sergio Assad, Atanas Ourkouzounov, Alan Torok and Steingrimur Rohlof among others have been inspired to dedicate compositions to this Trio.

	“La Belle Excentrique” works by: Bizet, Faure, Debussy and Satie Al Segno Edition, as2006 2. (Germany,1992)
	“Juegos del Viento” works by: Stravinsky, Bogdanovic, Bartok, Hindemith, Domeniconi, Satie. GHA Edition, 126.041 (Belgium,1998)