Brahms, Haydn, Liszt, Schubert at Manoel
Sophie Abraham, Maria Sawerthal and Clara Frühstück are the Trio Früstück. Austria takes the theatre spotlight at the national theatre, as Trio Frühstück, one of Austria’s up-and-coming ensembles, present an exciting programme of music by Austrian...
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Austria takes the theatre spotlight at the national theatre, as Trio Frühstück, one of Austria’s up-and-coming ensembles, present an exciting programme of music by Austrian composers Franz Joseph Haydn and Franz Peter Schubert, the Hungarian Franz Liszt and Johannes Brahms, who although German spent most of his professional life in Austria.
Founded in 2010, the Trio Frühstück is made up of pianist Clara Frühstück, violinist Maria Sawerthal and cellist Sophie Abraham. They share a special interest in the Wiener Klassik (Viennese Classical), which is a style of European art music, as well as in contemporary music of different genres.
The trio met at the Vienna Conservatory and are currently coached by Teresa Leopold at the University of Music Vienna. In 2011, they received a special prize at the International Brahms Competition in Pörtschach. Today, the Trio Frühstück plays concerts in Austria and all over Europe and regularly collaborate with contemporary composers.
The full programme of the concert includes Haydn’s Trio No. 27 A-flat major, Liszt’s Tristia La vallée d’Obermann, Schubert’s Trio E-flat major Notturno and Brahms’s Trio C-minor Opus 101.
Often called the Father of the Symphony and Father of the String Quartet because of his important contributions to these forms, Haydn was one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period.
Liszt became renowned in Europe during the 19th century for his virtuoso skill as a pianist and was said by his contemporaries to have been the most technically advanced pianist of his age.
In his short life of 32 years, Schubert was a prolific composer, writing some 600 works, although appreciation forhis work grew after his lifetime after being championed by Liszt and Brahms among others.
Today, Schubert is one of the most frequently performed composers. Unlike Schubert, Brahms’s popularity and influence were considerable in his lifetime. Often grouped with J.S.Bach and Beethoven as one of the ‘Three Bs’, his diligent, highly constructed nature of his works was a starting point and an inspiration for a generation of composers.
The concert is being held on Tuesday at 8pm at the Manoel Theatre, Valletta, and will be preceeded by a talk given by Neil Briscoe White at 7.15pm for ticket holders.
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