We welcome back three great friends of the Goods Shed, Matthew Denton (violin) and Emma Denton (cello), members of the Carducci String Quartet, and William Howard (piano). They offer another varied programme of piano trios following their successful performance here in January last year.
Programme
Beethoven Piano Trio in D major Op,.70 No.1 The Ghost
Shostakovich Piano Trio No.2 in E minor Op.67
Interval
Dvořák Piano Trio No.4 in E minor Dumky
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Shostakovich’s death they will perform his haunting Second Piano Trio, completed in 1944. The tragic character of this powerful work reflects the composer’s response to the horrors of the war and also his grief following the death of a close friend.
Alongside this Trio are two completely contrasting works. Beethoven’s Ghost Trio owes its nickname (not Beethoven’s own) to the eerie writing of its slow movement, which itself is framed by two joyously extrovert movements. Dvořák’s much loved Dumky Trio is a feast of folk dance and melody, which carries us along in alternate moods of reflection and exuberance.
William Howard, www.williamhoward.co.uk, described in The Independent as “a pianist of quite special lustrousness and versatility”, is one of Britain’s leading pianists, enjoying a career that has taken him to over 40 different countries. He performs regularly at major venues and festivals in the UK and can be heard frequently on BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM. He has made over forty CD recordings and premiered several dozen new works by leading composers from the UK and abroad. Recent engagements have included recitals in Italy, Luxembourg and the UK.
Matthew Denton and Emma Denton have performed together for more than 20 years as the leader and cellist of the Carducci Quartet – one of the UK’s most successful string quartets. As chamber musicians they have won prizes at international competitions including the Concert Artists Guild (USA), Kuhmo (Finland), Charles Hennen (Holland), Osaka (Japan), Bordeaux (France) and London (UK).
Emma studied at the Royal Academy of Music where she received many of the top awards including the Louise Child Prize for the highest overall degree, the David Martin/Florence Hooten Concerto prize and the Max Pirani and Harry Isaacs chamber music prizes. She was also the winner of the Muriel Taylor Scholarship and was selected to perform alongside Rostropovitch at the 10th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Emma plays on a Ruggieri cello c. 1685.
Matthew has recorded over 25 CDs for labels including Signum, Naxos, BMG, Somm, Nimbus and has performed at major concert halls around the world. Matt studied with Felix Andrievsky at the RCM and then continued as a Junior Fellow, studying with members of the Amadeus, Alberni and Chilingirian Quartets. He is a violin professor at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. He plays on a historic Brother’s Amati violin from 1603 – ‘The Hurwitz ex Cooper.
Licensed bar. Doors open 5:30pm. Concert starts at 6pm
Please note: on the door on the night adult tickets will cost £28
Children are welcome if, like adults, they can sit quietly and enjoy the music.