Combine three of today’s most luminary chamber musicians with ALL NINE of Beethoven’s masterful Piano Trios, and there are sure to be fireworks! CMNW’s Artistic Directors, pianist Gloria Chien and violinist Soovin Kim, have joined forces with cellist Paul Watkins of the Emerson Quartet to create a new powerhouse: the Chien-Kim-Watkins Trio. Together, these three thrilling musicians will take us on a week-long musical journey exploring the genius and virtuosity of some of Beethoven’s greatest chamber works.

“…the trio played with elegance, a beautiful sound, and a natural sense of ensemble. Actually, the passion grew from restrained beginning with the opening Allegro, moving to a deeply intimate Adagio cantabile, picking up with the Scherzo and letting loose with the final Presto.”
— Rutland Herald

PROGRAM

BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 1, No. 1 (1792) 31’
I. Allegro
II. Adagio cantabile
III. Scherzo – Allegro assai
IV. Finale – Presto

BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1, “Ghost” (1808) 27’
I. Allegro vivace e con brio
II. Largo assai ed espressivo
III. Presto

BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2 (1808) 33’
I. Poco sostenuto – Allegro, ma non troppo
II. Allegretto
III. Allegretto ma non troppo
IV. Finale – Allegro

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