The Sutherland Trio combines the wealth of experience belonging to three of Melbourne’s most celebrated musicians. Pianist Caroline Almonte, cellist Molly Kadarauch and violinist Elizabeth Sellars are international prize-winners who have played with chamber ensembles of the highest acclaim including Duo Sol, Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. Their natural rapport radiates in performance giving the audience a warm, engaging and mature insight to the music.
Formed in 2010 in honour of the trailblazing Australian composer, teacher and pioneer Margaret Sutherland, the trio’s vision is to highlight a female composer in each concert and to combine great works of the western art chamber music tradition with significant directions in composition worldwide. International and Australian premieres have included works by Lera Auerbach, Britta Bystrom, Stuart Greenbaum, Christine McCombe, Richard Danielpour, Katy Abbot, Caroline Almonte, Paul Grabowsky, Mary Finsterer and Missy Mazzoli.
During their eleven year collaboration, Sutherland Trio have curated and performed five concert-series at the Melbourne Recital Centre. The trio were honoured to be appointed inaugural fellows at the University of Melbourne's Medley Hall where they presented concerts to the Medley Hall community. As passionate educators, Sutherland Trio have also performed concerts for young children at Melbourne Recital Centre and Monash University. Performance highlights have included Musica Viva, Adelaide’s Elder Hall, Port Fairy Festival, Macedon Music, 3MBS Marathons, Batemans Bay Music Society, Mornington Peninsula Summer Music Festival, Duneira, Melbourne Digital Concert Hall, Benalla Art Gallery, and ABC Classic FM.
Sutherland Trio has awarded two twelve-month mentorships to Amogus and Esplanade Trios as part of Musica Viva’s Strike a Chord chamber music competition for secondary school students. They have also collaborated with Melbourne Conservatorium of Music's composition department awarding two students annually the opportunity to workshop their compositions with Sutherland Trio and have their works performed.