Fri 09 May | 6:30 PM The Great Barn
TICKETS: General £20 / Students full-time education free
Connections: Mozart, Elgar, Auerbach and Shostakovich
Maya Iwabuchi (violin), Charlotte Scott (violin), Gareth Lubbe (viola), Alice Neary (cello), Matthew Hunt (clarinet), Amy Harman (bassoon) and Hellensmusic Masterclass Students
This concert invites us to explore the theme of connections through a panoramic lens. Elgar’s melodious Romance, with the lyrical tenor voice of the bassoon, bridges his musical lineage from Mozart onwards. Shostakovich’s profound influence resonates in Lera Auerbach’s intense first Piano Trio, connecting her Soviet heritage to her contemporary voice. Mozart’s Kegelstatt Trio, composed with friendship at its core, was written to be performed among his closest acquaintances. The profoundly moving Cavatina from Beethoven’s late String Quartet offers a poignant meditation on loss and acceptance and will be performed in memory of a dear friend of Hellensmusic. Finally, marking 50 years since the death of one of the 20th Century’s most important composers, the programme concludes with Shostakovich’s visceral second Piano Trio, an outpouring of grief at the tragic death of a close friend.
E. Elgar Romance for Bassoon and String Quartet, Op. 62
L. Auerbach Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 28
W.A. Mozart ‘Kegelstatt’ Trio in E-Flat Major, K. 498 – for clarinet, viola, and piano
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L. V. Beethoven Cavatina from the String Quartet No.13 in B-flat Major, Op.130
D. Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67