29 April —10 May 2019

Valletta

Trio Wanderer

Besides numerous radio and television recordings (Radio France, BBC, ARD, Mezzo), the French-German television company ARTE made a film on the Trio Wanderer, broadcast in June 2003. Heralded by the professional music world, the Trio Wanderer has been awarded for the third time in February 2009 (previously in 1997 and 2000) a Victoire de la Musique for Best Instrumental Ensemble of the year. In 2017, for its 30th anniversary, a book written by Olivier Bellamy and tracing the history of the Trio has been published by Art3 Edition. In 2014, Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian and Raphaël Pidoux took the position of Professor of violin and cello at the Paris’ Conservatoire national supérieur de Musique et de Danse. Vincent Coq is Professor of Chamber Music at the Haute École de Musique de Lausanne since 2010. In 2015, Trio Wanderer’ members are bestowed the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier dans l’ordre des Arts et Lettres). Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian plays on a violin of Charles Coquet (Paris – 2014) and a Gand Père (Paris – 1840, lent by Mr Nicolas Dufourcq). Raphaël Pidoux plays on a violoncello of Gioffredo CAPPA (Saluzzo 1680).

PROGRAMME

Alexey Shor

"Seven pieces for piano trio"

 

Franz Schubert

(1797–1828)

Notturno in Es-Dur, D 897

 

Camille Saint-Saëns

(1835–1921)

Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 92