The Rijeka Piano Trio was founded in 2016 by Filip Fak, Krunoslav Marić and Vid Veljak, artists who began their musical education in Rijeka, and who, along with maintaining intensive musical collaboration, have been long-time friends.
Although the Trio was founded relatively recently, its members are experienced chamber musicians and soloists. Filip Fak is an assistant professor at the Academy of Music in Zagreb and has recently been appointed director of the Zagreb Philharmonic. He is also the president of the Croatian Society of Music Artists. Krunoslav Marić is a member of the Zagreb Soloists and president of the Board of the Zagreb Soloists. He teaches violin at the Vatroslav Lisinski Music School in Zagreb. Vid Veljak has recently become a member of the Zagreb Soloists and is an assistant professor of cello at the Arts Academy in Split.
The Trio gave its first concert in October 2016 in Rijeka, in the Hall of the Italian Community. The concert was a great success, after which they toured seven cities in China, including Beijing and Shanghai, where they gave very successful and acclaimed performances.
The Rijeka Piano Trio has appeared in Zagreb, at the Osor Musical Evenings, and in other Croatian cities. They often perform in Rijeka, in venues such as the Hall of the Italian Community, the Hall of the Maritime and History Museum of the Hrvatsko Primorje Region and the Croatian National Theatre Ivan Zajc. One of their most notable appearances was in the Saturday at Lisinski series at the Vatroslav Lisinski Hall in Zagreb in March 2022, where they performed the works of Gustav Mahler with the renowned Croatian mezzo-soprano Renata Pokupić. The Trio also performed in a concert dedicated to Marko Ruždjak, organised by the Croatian Composers Society.
In addition to the works of international composers, the Rijeka Piano Trio is deeply dedicated to performing Croatian composers.
