Beethoven en Sjostakovitsj door het Paddington Trio

Piano Trios by Beethoven and Shostakovich

Dmitri Shostakovich composed his highly attractive Piano Trio for his first great love. Shostakovich was still a 16-year-old adolescent at the time. The single-movement work is entirely rooted in the late Romantic world of Rachmaninoff and Scriabin. Yet it is a true Shostakovich, with its blend of melancholy, drama, and youthful bravado. The sharp accents and surprising modulations offer a glimpse into the future, while simultaneously demonstrating that Shostakovich was already an excellent composer even then. Beethoven’s famous 'Archduke' Trio is widely regarded as one of the most impressive pieces ever written for the instrumentation of violin, cello, and piano. Beethoven dedicated the trio to Archduke Rudolf of Austria, his patron, friend, and piano pupil. The music offers a vivid portrait of the composer, who combined vitality and joie de vivre with anger and frustration regarding his health. It was the last work with which Beethoven, plagued by deafness, dared to perform.

Paddington Trio

Finnish violinist Tuulia Hero, Irish cellist Patrick Moriarty, and American pianist Stephanie Tang are rooted in London; they named their trio after the metro station where their musical adventure began in 2020. The trio is known for their fresh interpretations and exuberant energy. The Guardian awarded the trio five stars and dreamily exclaimed: 'Music can take you anywhere, when played like this'.