PROGRAM

3 Mazurkas Op.59 by Frédéric Chopin

I. In A minor – Moderato
II. In A flat – Allegretto
III. In F sharp minor – Vivace

Sonata No.32 in C minor Op.111 by Beethoven
I. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato
II. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile

Martino Tirimo, piano

INTERMISSION

Trio No. 1 in G minor for piano, violin, and cello, Op. 15 by Bedřich Smetana
I Moderato Assai
II Allegro, Ma Non Agitato
III Presto

Rosamunde Trio

Ben Sayevich, Violin
Daniel Veis, Cello
Martino Tirimo, Piano

The three international soloists who formed the Rosamunde Trio, Martino Tirimo, piano, Ben Sayevich, violin, and Daniel Veis, cello, have been performing together since 2002, but this only tells half the story.

Martino Tirimo first met Daniel Veis in Karlovy Vary back in 1978 when both were soloists at a concert in which Martino performed Beethoven’s Concerto No.4 and Daniel the ‘Rococo’ Variations of Tchaikovsky. By the time the second concert took place, at the Smetana Hall in Prague, the seeds of a long and fruitful friendship were well sown. Then in early 2001, Daniel met Ben Sayevich in Prague, and their rapport was instant inspiring Daniel to call Martino and declare, “I’ve found a violinist’! Thus in 2002, the Rosamunde Trio was born. 

The Rosamunde Trio has toured extensively in the UK on 25 occasions and has also performed in festivals and major venues in the USA, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Cyprus and the Czech Republic. The Trio’s recordings include the Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich Trios, as well as Dvorak’s Trios, all recorded in Prague at the Liechtenstein Palace. In 2012 and 2013 the Rosamunde celebrated its 10th anniversary with cycles of the complete Piano Trios of Beethoven. Following the enormous success of these concerts, the London Chamber Music Society invited the Trio to do an even bigger series at London’s Kings Place devoted to all the Mozart Trios and the great works of the ‘French School’, a project which will continue well into 2017. Other concerts include a week at the Orpheus and Bacchus Festival in France. Park ICM is pleased to present the Rosamunde Trio at the 1900 Building. Repertoire to be determined.