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Trio Solisti (photo by Robin Holland)

Trio Solisti

In commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Mendelssohn's birth, the "consistently brilliant…dangerous and radical" (The New York Times) Trio Solisti presents one of Mendelssohn's most lauded works, Trio No. 2.

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About the Program

Artists:
  • Trio Solisti
  • Maria Bachmann , violin
  • Alexis Gerlach , cello
  • Jon Kilbonoff , piano
In commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Mendelssohn's birth, the "consistently brilliant…dangerous and radical" (The New York Times) Trio Solisti presents one of the master's most lauded works for trio. Mendelssohn's Trio No. 2 in C minor alternates between a thunderous expression of the composer's personal difficulties and sections of light and fluttering sound, which he used to escape his pain. Bachmann, Gerlach, and Kilbonoff perform both faces of this master's work with equal parts tenderness and zeal. The program also includes Mussorgsky's popular orchestral work rearranged for piano trio, a tango-inspired Piazzolla piece, and a world premiere work from Paul Moravec. Part of the Kennedy Center's Focus on Russia.

Running Time:  95 Minutes
Act I:  40 minutes
 Intermission:  15 minutes
Act II:  40 minutes
  Program:
MENDELSSOHN - Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66 Program Notes
PIAZZOLLA - Four Seasons of Buenos Aires Program Notes
MORAVEC - Passacaglia (2005) Program Notes
MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL - Pictures at an Exhibition Program Notes

 For piano trio (arr. Trio Solisti)
Focus on Russia is supported through the generosity of the HRH Foundation.

The Fortas Chamber Music Concerts are supported by generous contributors to the Abe Fortas Memorial Fund, and by a major gift to the fund from the late Carolyn E. Agger, widow of Abe Fortas.

International Programming at the Kennedy Center is supported through the generosity of the Kennedy Center International Committee on the Arts.



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