Saturday 26th March 2022
Bo’ness Town Hall
Trio – Clarinet, viola and piano
Tickets £14, U26 £6, children free accompanied by an adult
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PROGRAMME:
“Armchair Classics meet New Adventures”
Max Bruch – Acht Stücke (Selection)
Marcus Blunt – Two Serenades for Clarinet, Viola and Piano
W.A.Mozart – “Kegelstatt” Trio K498
Theo Leovendie- “Metamorph”
Jean Francaix – Trio
Metamorphoses is a new ensemble of world class musicians who have established themselves individually as soloists and chamber musicians in the world’s most prestigious concert halls.
The trio is made up of British-American clarinettist, Jean Johnson, Dutch-born violist, Roeland Jagers living in the Netherlands, and pianist Ilona Timchenko. These players have quickly made a big impact on the international stage since the formation of the group in 2015. Their debut CD ‘Metamorphoses’ was reviewed rapturously by Gramophone.
The CD, “Once upon a Time…” is a cross-pollination of a wide range of sounds, colours and music styles – just as the group itself is an exchange between musicians from three different countries and cultures. The CD repertoire includes the work of composers who fought against great adversity, such as Leo Smit, a Dutch Jew killed by the Nazis, and Rebecca Clarke, who struggled for the recognition she deserved in the male dominated world of early 20th century composition. In addition, the recording features under-performed works such as Mozart’s beautiful Kegelstatt Trio and the devilishly difficult Trio by Jean Francaix.
“Metamorphoses are fantastic, incredibly clever, tight and very polished. Beautiful phrasing” (BBC Radio 3 Record Review)