Trio Gaspard
Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival
Haydn heard anew
Offering new ways of looking at Joseph Haydn’s piano trios is a key objective for Trio Gaspard. At the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, the three musicians from England, Germany and Greece do this by juxtaposing Haydn’s chamber music in exciting new ways with works by contemporary artists such as Kit Armstrong, Mark-Anthony Turnage and Sally Beamish. Shortly after they formed in 2010, Trio Gaspard won the prestigious »Joseph Haydn Chamber Music Competition« and they have been intensively exploring the Austrian composer’s music ever since.
Two of the trios on the programme were composed during Haydn’s second visit to England in 1794–95. Demand for chamber music featuring the piano was particularly high in London at the time, and these compositions brought Haydn a new level of international fame. Even though the demanding piano part still dominates in these late works, the string instruments are increasingly emancipated to become equal and independent voices.
Performers
Trio Gaspard
Jonian-Ilja Kadesha violin
Vashti Hunter violoncello
Nicholas Rimmer piano
Programme
Joseph Haydn
Klaviertrio Es-Dur Hob. XV:22
Kit Armstrong
Stop laughing: we’re rehearsing! für Klaviertrio
Joseph Haydn
Klaviertrio c-Moll Hob. XV:13
– Interval –
Mark-Anthony Turnage
A Fast Stomp
Sally Beamish
Deutsche Uraufführung eines Werkes von Sally Beamish
Joseph Haydn
Klaviertrio C-Dur Hob. XV:27