Olympic Music Festival Virtual Salon Concerts: Beethoven’s Great Piano Trios
Free
Stella Chen, violin
Matthew Zalkind, cello
Julio Elizalde, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio No.1 in E-flat major, Op. 1, No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97 “Archduke”
At the beginning of his career, Beethoven made a strategic decision to choose the piano trio over the string quartet for his first published compositions. He saw the piano trio as a perfect vehicle to show off his prowess as a composer; appeal to amateurs, who would likely purchase the musical scores; and, most important, avoid being compared with his teacher Josef Haydn, who was considered the greatest string quartet composer of the day. Throughout his life, Beethoven developed the piano trio and established it as a critical medium of chamber music for future composers. Enjoy his first and last major compositions written for piano trio.
The livestream will take place at 5pm Pacific.
Watch the livestream here:
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvlKK-cfnCmfLuCLT1nMJUA
• Website: https://www.olympicmusicfestival.org/
On Wednesday, August 26 at 7pm Pacific, Director Elizalde will be joined by Stella Chen and Matthew Zalkind to discuss the origins of the piano trio, how Beethoven changed the ensemble’s history, and the challenges of playing in a piano trio compared with a string quartet. The artists will answer questions before their performance of Beethoven’s first and final piano trios. You may submit a question for them here: https://www.olympicmusicfestival.org/question-submissions
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