photo: Trio Casals
As PARMA Recordings prepares the next volume of its ongoing A Grand Journey series, a new Featured Recording Opportunity invites composers to collaborate with one of the label’s most enduring artistic partners: Ovidiu Marinescu and Trio Casals.
Highlighting contemporary classical chamber music, the project combines studio recording, live performance, and international distribution, reflecting PARMA’s ongoing commitment to long-term creative development and meaningful artist collaboration.
A Grand Journey explores themes of discovery, transformation, and the many creative paths that shape the artistic process. Explore past volumes of the series from PARMA’s GRAMMY®-winning Navona Records label.
Selected works will be recorded by PARMA’s production team in December 2026, culminating in a live performance at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. Participants will also receive dedicated editorial coverage through Serenade Magazine, alongside a commercial release on Navona Records with customized publicity support and worldwide digital distribution.
At the center of the project is Trio Casals, whose celebrated recordings have become a defining presence throughout the Navona Records catalog.
“There are no weak pieces in the programme, and all draw sensitive and committed playing from the trio.”
– Gramophone Magazine on Trio Casals’ MOTO ETERNO
Featuring Marinescu (cello), Timothy Schwarz (violin), and Mădălina-Claudia Dănilă (piano), the ensemble pairs technical precision with expressive depth and an international perspective shaped by decades of collective performance experience.
Trio Casals has championed contemporary composers through releases and performances marked by clarity, lyricism, and a strong collaborative spirit. Their work consistently demonstrates the power of chamber music to balance intimacy with ambition, making them especially well-suited for a project centered on exploration and creative evolution.
“As a performer of contemporary classical music, I feel that I’m part of making musical history, and I am delighted to be the catalyst for new compositions.”
– Ovidiu Marinescu
Ovidiu Marinescu | credit: Ben Ealovega
The opportunity welcomes submissions for full piano trio as well as smaller instrumentation subsets, including solo cello and works for cello and piano. By pairing high-fidelity production with a prestigious concert platform and global commercial release, the initiative offers composers the chance to develop new work within a fully realized artistic framework.
Learn more about the opportunity and submit your classical music for consideration.
