Benaud Trio Concerts 2008

The Benaud Trio return in 2008 with a pair of exciting and adventurous concerts. Enjoy the resplendent melodies of Haydn, Mendelssohn and Dvorak alongside profound works by Shostakovich, Ives and Australia’s own Paul Stanhope. Join the trio for two nights of music you may never forget…

1st Innings: Monday March 10, 7.30pm
2nd Innings: Monday September 1, 7.30pm

Both concerts at:
Melba Hall, University of Melbourne,
Royal Parade, Parkville

Tickets

2 Concert Subscription	$60 / $45*
Single Concert Tickets	$40 / $30*
Student Rush Tickets	$15**

* Concessions are available to Australian Pension card holders, Health Care card holders and to full time students.
**Student rush tickets are only available at the door 20 minutes prior to each performance.

Bookings through 3MBS Box Office

Choose-your-own-seats online:	www.3mbsboxoffice.com
By phone:	1300 884 654 (9.30am - 4.30pm, Mon - Fri)
By mail:	Download a booking form
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1st Innings: Monday March 10, 7.30pm
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No.2 in C minor Op.66
Paul Stanhope: Piano Trio "Dolcissimo Uscignolo" (2007)
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.2 in E minor Op.67

Mendelssohn’s neglected second Piano Trio is at least as good as his more popular first. Be whisked away by the airborne delicacy and ardent romanticism of one of music’s true greats.
Paul Stanhope’s first work for Piano Trio is a literally a ‘song without words’. Based on Monteverdi’s heartbreakingly beautiful madrigal "Dolcissimo Uscignolo", it reflects on the beauty of a nightingale’s song, its joy and freedom in flight.
There are very few pieces of chamber music with the emotional impact of Shostakovich’s Second Piano Trio. Completed after the German invasion of the Soviet Union, the work construes the tragic fate of the Jewish nation. As is so often the case, Shostakovich’s music is ‘laughter through tears’.

2nd Innings: Monday September 1, 7.30pm
Haydn: Piano Trio in C major Hob.27
Ives: Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano
Dvorak: Piano Trio No.3 in F minor Op.65

Haydn’s music is aristocratic, witty and full of life. His sparkling C major Piano Trio is no exception, showcasing Haydn’s astonishingly inventive keyboard writing.
Charles Ives’ only Piano Trio is a reflection of college life at Yale University. A hundred years before Facebook, Ives quotes more than twenty college songs in a hilarious quodlibet.
Dvorak’s epic F minor Trio fuses Brahmsian romanticism with Slavic folk idioms to tremendous effect. Although at times tragic, the music is boldly defiant to its ecstatic conclusion.

DOWNLOAD: Benaud Trio Concerts 2008 Brochure