Fidelio Trio

Fidelio Trio

Recently shortlisted for a Gramophone Classical Music Award in the chamber music category, the Fidelio Trio are enthusiastic champions of the piano trio genre, performing the widest possible range of repertoire on concert stages across the world; they are broadcast regularly on BBC Radio 3, RTÉ Lyric FM, WNYC, NPR and featured on Sky Arts documentaries; they have an impressive list of commissions and first performances from the leading and newest composers and have a large discography of highly acclaimed recordings.

Since their debut at London’s Southbank Centre, they have appeared at the Wigmore Hall and Kings Place, at festivals from Brighton and Cheltenham to St. Magnus, and from Gregynog to Huddersfield. They regularly perform across the Irish Sea at the National Concert Hall, Dublin, Kilkenny Festival and Belfast Festival at Queens as well as overseas in Shanghai, Porto, Paris, Venice, Florence, Johannesburg, New York City, Princeton, San Francisco and Boston.

Recent reviews include a Guardian 'pick of the week' and a 5 star review from BBC Music magazine.

Irresistible

"The sound of this trio is irresistible"
The Herald

Programme

Clara Schumann Piano Trio Op 17

Simon Mawhinney "In Three" *world premiere

Beethoven Piano Trio in Bb Op 97 "Archduke Trio"

Featuring composer Simon Mawhinney

The Fidelio Trio are constantly commissioning new works, giving first performances and, importantly, further performances to introduce them into the repertory. Composers that the Trio have worked closely with include Toshio Hosokawa, Charles Wuorinen, Johannes Maria Staud, Michael Nyman, Gerald Barry, Donnacha Dennehy, Joe Cutler, Evan Ziporyn, Simon Bainbridge, Judith Weir ... to name but few.

In this concert, the programme will include a new piece by Helen's Bay-based composer Simon Mawhinney entitled 'In Three'.

"...a performance of charged lyricism, tireless commitment to the churning, angular patterns and an ability to negotiate the sudden mood changes that much of the music demands."
The Strad

Discography

Their extensive discography includes Ravel and Saint-Saëns for Resonus Classics; Philip GlassHead On; Korngold and Schoenberg (Verklärte Nacht arr. Steuermann) for Naxos; the complete Michael Nyman Piano Trios for MN Records; multiple releases on NMC, Delphian Records including portrait CDs for composers such as Luke Bedford and Michael Zev Gordon. Their recent release of French Piano Trios for Resonus was a Gramophone Magazine Critic’s Choice.