Trio Nordica was formed in 1993 by violinist Audur Hafsteinsdóttir, cellist Bryndís Halla Gylfadóttir and pianist Mona Kontra.

After extensive chamber music studies and work with musicians such as Louis Krasner, Eugene Lehner, Robert Vernon, Masuko Ushioda, Julius Levine, Leon Fleischer, Claude Franck and Joel Krosnick, the trio was founded.

The members of the trio have participated in numerous chamber music seminars and festivals, such as Prussia Cove, Banff, Tanglewood and Aspen.

Trio Nordica has performed in Iceland, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Germany, United States, and Canada on various occasions, such as concert tours and cultural events. The trio has appeared many times on radio and television. All the members of the trio have won numerous awards for their performance, recorded for record labels such as Japis, King Records, Bis and Naxos.

They are all active as chamber musicians and soloists in their home countries as well as abroad.

Trio Nordica has a wide ranging repertoire. In addition to the standard piano trio repertoire, they emphasize on performing works by women composers, Nordic music and contemporary piano trios, some of which have been composed specially for the members of the trio.

The members of Trio Nordica are artistic directors of the Chamber Music Festival at Kjarvalsstaðir Art Museum in Iceland. They also appear regularly at other music festivals.

Trio Nordica has just released a CD with piano quartet and piano trios by the Swedish woman composer Elfrida Andrée (1841 – 1929). The CD is distributed by INTIM Musik.