Trio Adorno

Christoph Callies, violin
Samuel Selle, cello
Lion Hinrichs, piano

Wolfgang Amadé Mozart: Piano Trio in D Minor, KV 442
Antonín Dvořák: Dumky Trio, op. 90
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Piano Trio in C Minor, op. 66

Mozart's KV 442 has an unusual origin: it originally consists of three independent, unfinished trio movements that were only assembled into a concert piece after the composer's death, at the request of Constanze Weber. The finale from Mozart's final year is considered outstanding - it combines Bachian counterpoint with folk melody. Dvořák continues in a folk vein: dumky are Slavic ballads that shift abruptly between melancholic minor mood and lively major dance, which is particularly delightful for the cellist.

Mendelssohn's op. 66 has always lived in the shadow of his first trio - unjustly so. Compositionally it is far more demanding and, as the composer himself noted with considerable understatement about the piano passages, "a bit unpleasant" to play.

Trio Adorno is regarded as one of the most compelling ensembles of its generation. Since its founding in 2003, playing together as a trio has been the artistic passion of all three musicians - since their youth. The ensemble has won awards at nearly every prestigious chamber music competition; their training was shaped by studies with the Beaux Arts Trio, the Artemis Quartet, and long-term mentors from the Alban Berg Quartet.