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Mitsu Piano Trio Concert

24th May 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

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Date:
24th May 2023
Time:
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Part of the Purcell 60 celebrations, this concert is the result of a project with the renowned Mitsu Trio and composer Simon Speare. The trio is made up of former Purcell School students, all now embarking on careers as soloists and chamber musicians. The idea for a project began in a composition seminar at the school in November 2022 when Speare revealed the sketching process and compositional techniques in his piece and also analysed the second piano trio by Shostakovich. A collaborative workshop between the Mitsu Trio and the composers happened in March of this year to discuss work in progress and future ideas for the new pieces. Tonight’s performance presents the exciting finished products.

The Mitsu Trio was formed in 2020 by British pianist Tyler Hay, Japanese cellist Akito Goto and Spanish violinist Laura Custodio Sabas. The members of the trio met at The Purcell School for Young Musicians and continued their studies in major UK conservatoires such as the Royal Northern College of Music, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music. Between them they have performed as chamber musicians and soloists in distinguished venues in the UK such as the Wigmore Hall, the Cadogan Hall, Queen Elisabeth Hall and St Martin’s in the Field.

Free admission. No booking required.

Programme: Simon Speare | Once around the Sun
Cole | The Koala
Benji | cold night
Aaron | trio
Nemunis | The Three Musketeers
Antonia | Deux Images d’un Jardin
Simon Speare | Lib
Dmitri Shostakovich | Piano Trio no.2 in E minor