Founded in 2019, Trio Rai is a Boston-based piano trio. Its members include violinist Tiffany Chang, cellist Leland Ko, and pianist Motti Fang-Bentov. Originally formed with cellist Mari Nagahara at the New England Conservatory, the trio was awarded the Bronze Medal at the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition in 2021. In 2022, Trio Rai served as ensemble-in-residence at Ravinia’s prestigious Steans Music Institute. The trio has studied extensively under the guidance of Miriam Fried, Itzhak Perlman, Kim Kashkashian, Donald Weilerstein, Areta Zhulla, Ayano Ninomiya, Lucy Chapman, Vivian Weilerstein and Merry Peckham.

In the fall 2023, after a tour of the Northeast that included residencies at the Perlman Chamber Workshop and Norfolk Festivals, Trio Rai added Leland Ko as their cellist. Engagements in 2024-2025 include recitals at the Thomas C. Clark Young Artists Chamber Series in Connecticut, Dame Myra Hess series in Chicago, Core Memory series in Kingston, RI and Newport Chamber Music Group series in Newport, RI.

Named after the Japanese kanji for “trust and reliance,” Trio Rai seeks to build meaningful relationships with audience members and the music they perform, while enjoying the process of exploring the great works of the piano trio repertoire.