Event Category: Koerner Piano Trio

Koerner Piano Trio | Suk, Beethoven & Ravel

Class Description: The Koerner Piano Trio presents a varied program of music for an enthralling afternoon. Conceived as a result of chamber music evenings with friends, Suk’s Piano Trio No. 1 opens the concert with powerful, accented chords boldly stated by all three instruments. Beethoven’s Piano Trio Op. 70, No. 1 follows, a piece known by the name “Ghost” because of the dark melodies and tense atmosphere in the middle movement. To close is Ravel’s Piano Trio in A minor – a masterfully written piece that showcases a balance between the violin, cello and piano, a real treat to listen to.

KPT | Haydn, Shostakovich, & Brahms

Class Description: The Koerner Piano Trio presents three works sure to capture your attention from the very start. The opening chord of Haydn’s Piano Trio No. 45 in Eb Major will draw you in and keep you delighted by the simple, tuneful melodies and soul-searching modulations. Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, written upon the loss of his closest friend, takes you on a journey that juxtaposes intense emotions, as if the trio is mourning and remembering together. Although revised and finalized in his fifties, Brahms’ Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major retains the masterful scoring to highlight and heighten the passions his younger self felt when composing this work.

Koerner Piano Trio: The Piano Trios of Shostakovich

Class Description:

Koerner Piano Trio presents the two piano trios of Shostakovich, one of the most influential and widely performed composers of 20th-century Russia. Written more than two decades apart, the first demonstrates the great acuity of a young student and the second paints a powerfully heart-rending landscape borne in the midst of the Second World War.

Koerner Piano Trio

Nicholas Wright, violin Joseph Elworthy, cello Amanda Chan, piano

Repertoire

1. Shostakovich,Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 8 D. Shostakovich,Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 67 J. Turina, Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 76

Online tickets are available until 12:00pm on Friday, May 17. After this point tickets will be available at the door for cash or cheque, subject to availability. The Box Office will open at 1:00pm on Sunday, May 19.

Tickets are non-refundable.

Koerner Piano Trio: Reveries of France

Class Description: Luxuriant daydreams tinged with pensive elegance herald the onset of summer in the closing of Koerner Piano Trio's 2016/17 season. Vast hues of the characteristic French style blend to form an array of colours and textures in the masterworks of Fauré and Ravel, enclosing the hidden treasure of Germaine Tailleferre's exquisite contribution to the piano trio genre. Click here to buy tickets Koerner Piano Trio Nicholas Wright, violin Joseph Elworthy, cello Amanda Chan, piano Repertoire Gabriel Faure, Piano Trio, Op. 120 Germaine Tailleferre, Piano Trio Maurice Ravel, Piano Trio in A Minor Online tickets are available until 5:00pm PDT on Friday, June 2. After this point tickets will be available at the door for cash or cheque, subject to availability. The Box Office will open at 6:00pm on Sunday, June 4. Tickets are non-refundable.

Koerner Piano Trio: Wistful Reflections

Class Description: From buoyant liveliness to a yearning strewn with hope, Koerner Piano Trio turns to introspection this winter through evoking a full range of emotional expression.  The playfulness of Haydn's "Gypsy" trio, culminating in the vivacious folk-inspired finale that earned its namesake, is met with the gripping melodies of Jean Coulthard's plaintive Lyric Trio. Concluding the concert is Dvorak's "Dumky" trio which, inspired by solemn folk ballads, sheds hopeful light into an atmosphere sodden with melancholy. Click here to buy tickets Koerner Piano Trio Nicholas Wright, violin Joseph Elworthy, cello Amanda Chan, piano Repertoire F. J. Haydn, Piano Trio No. 39 in G Major, Hob. XV:25 “Gypsy” Jean Coulthard, Lyric Trio A. Dvorak, Piano Trio No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 90 "Dumky" Online tickets are available until 5:00pm PST on Friday, February 10. After this point tickets will be available at the door for cash or cheque, subject to availability. The Box Office will open at 1:00pm on Sunday, February 12. Tickets are non-refundable.

Koerner Piano Trio: Illuminating Mozart & Mendelssohn

Class Description: Koerner Piano Trio marks the opening of its inaugural season as Ensemble-in-Residence at the Vancouver Academy of Music with an exuberant celebration of Mozart and Mendelssohn. Mozart's Piano Trio in B-flat Major presents a dashing display of brilliant virtuosity; Pärt's Mozart-Adagio paints poignant colours on one of the most touching movements from Mozart's piano sonatas; and melodies sweep in graceful contours in Mendelssohn's Piano Trio in D Minor. Click here to buy tickets Koerner Piano Trio Nicholas Wright, violin Joseph Elworthy, cello Amanda Chan, piano Repertoire W. A. Mozart, Piano Trio in B-flat Major, KV. 502 Arvo Pärt, Mozart-Adagio F. Mendelssohn, Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49 Online tickets are available until 5:00pm PST on Friday, November 18. After this point tickets will be available at the door for cash or cheque, subject to availability. The Box Office will open at 1:00pm on Sunday, November 20. Tickets are non-refundable.