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Frome Concerts Group present: The Aquinas Piano Trio
Sunday 18th January
Doors 2.15pm Concert 3pm
Described by Gramophone as ‘spot-on in interpretative instinct’, the Aquinas Piano Trio has established itself as one of Britain’s most sought-after chamber groups.
Following their Wigmore Hall debut in December 2015, Musical Opinion commented, ‘This sold out concert hall was in awe, ecstatic with joy at the final cadence.’
Their list of recordings includes the Saint-Saens Trios, released on Guild in 2015, and their CD of Mendelssohn Trios was Strad Magazine’s Choice of the Month in May 2015: ‘The Aquinas Trio rejoices in these cherishable scores with a symphonic sweep and an insatiable forward momentum … This is an enormously impressive coupling.’
The Aquinas Trio released 3 discs of Haydn trios on Naxos between 2022-23, all to universal acclaim, with the Strad remarking ‘The Aquinas Trio brings flawless ensemble and a lively intelligence to these relatively neglected pre-1770 works’ and Fanfare Magazine stating ‘I have never enjoyed Haydn trios as much as in these performances. Aquinas’s easy-going spirit is captivating.’
The trio’s past engagements include a Schumann concert series at Kings Place, London, as well as performances at the Little Missenden Festival, the Chipping Campden International Music Festival, the Menton Festival in France and the Kirker Chopin Festival in Mallorca.
Their continuing support of contemporary music saw premieres of new works by Thomas Hyde and Rob Keeley during the 2016/17 season, with a Naxos CD release of Rob Keeley’s Piano Trio no.2 in 2019, Lawrie Rose’s piano trio for Stone Records in 2022, alongside Smetana and Rachmaninov trios and Michael Stimpson’s complete works for piano trio in 2023.
Highlights of the 2023/24 season included a return to Chipping Campden Music Festival and a recital for Sherborne Abbey Festival.
They will perform a series of 5 recitals between 2022-26 at Wigmore Hall.
The programme for this concert is:
Beethoven Piano Trio in D, op 70 no1 ‘Ghost’
Frank Martin Piano Trio on popular Irish melodies
Interval
Mendelssohn Piano Trio no 2 in C minor Op 66
We don’t print out programmes to save costs and paper! The musicians will introduce the pieces during the concert
Admission
The trio will play our special concert. This will be a full length concert -about 2 hours with a short interval.
Single tickets are £25 (U21s half price)
If you are planning to join us for more concerts this season, do think about booking a subscription for all 4 concerts. This gives you a £13 discount!
