Piano Trio in B-flat major, K. 502 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67 - Dmitri Shostakovich
Piano Trio in E Minor, Op. 90, “Dumky” - Antonín Dvořák
Excerpt of Review by Greg Hettmansberger
It has been proven repeatedly that the greatest works in the realm of chamber music invariably receive their greatest performances from players who have played together for years; many well-known string quartet members will tell you that their professional relationships are often closer than their marriages.
So the curiosity bar was raised when the close of the Salon Piano Series was announced, with the Isabella Lippi Trio (pictured above, courtesy of Farley's House of Pianos), tackling three undisputed masterpieces of the piano trio repertoire. One learned after the evening, over the usually lovely reception presented at Farley's House of Pianos, that violinist Lippi, cellist Paula Kosower, and pianist Kuang-Hao Huang had all played together—in other ensembles. But in the intimate confines of the Farley's showroom last Friday, they tackled piano trios of Mozart, Shostakovich and Dvorak.
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