Overview

Vladimir Ivanov violin
Mikhail Utkin cello
Alexander Bondurianski piano

Glinka Trio Pathétique
Arensky Piano Trio No 1
Mendelssohn Piano Trio No 2

Taken chronologically, the programme features celebrated and greatly-loved examples in the piano trio genre from the pen of Mendelssohn (in the year of the composer’s 200th birthday), through the fine essay in the style by Glinka – the first Russian composer to gain fame and recognition outside his homeland – to the highly characteristic work by Arensky.