Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts presents

VIENNA PIANO TRIO

Concert Talk 7:15 pm by Dr. Heather de Savage, UConn Music Department Adjunct Professor

Celebrated for its infectious exuberance, and perennially fresh in its artistry, the Vienna Piano Trio has long been hailed as one of the “world’s leading ensembles of piano, violin, and cello” (The Washington Post). These stellar musicians bring their passion and razor-sharp performance skills to a richly diverse program that includes works by Haydn, Ravel and Mendelssohn.

The Trio was founded in 1988 by the Viennese pianist Stefan Mendl. His partners are the Californian violinist David McCarroll, a member of the trio since 2015, and the Austrian cellist Clemens Hagen, who joined in 2018. Together, the players embody the ensemble’s continuing commitment to bridging the traditions and practice of Europe and America. This philosophy stems from the trio’s early years and its mentoring by such ensembles as the Trio di Trieste, Haydn-Trio Wien, Beaux Arts Trio and the Guarneri and LaSalle quartets, and by the violinists Isaac Stern and Jaime Laredo.

Both sustaining and expanding the repertoire for piano trio, the ensemble complements the masterworks of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries with new works — the product of collaborations with such leading contemporary composers as Friedrich Cerha, Georg Friedrich Haas, György Kurtág, Johannes Maria Staud and Jörg Widmann.

PROGRAM:
Haydn - Trio in E Minor, XV: 12
Ravel - Trio
Mendelssohn - Trio No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 66

The Lenard Chamber Series is made possible through the generosity of Jean and John Lenard. Additional support has also been provided by the Jeffrey P. Ossen Family Foundation. Thanks to the Lenard Endowment, UConn students, non-UConn students, and area youth are invited to attend all chamber events for free.

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