What makes a great piano trio? Is it celebrity? Is it longevity? Or is it serendipity? Three magnificent musicians, brought together at the right time and the right place?
Aura Go, Australian pianist, storyteller and FutureMaker, has worked with Finnish/Australian cellist Timo-Veikko (Tipi) Valve for many years, performing nationally and internationally as a duo. She’s also toured extensively with virtuoso Australian violinist Kristian Winther.
Now Musica Viva Australia presents Aura Go, Timo-Veikko Valve and Kristian Winther in the piano trio for which we’ve all been waiting.
Beethoven’s Piano Trio in D, the ‘Ghost’, and Ravel’s stormy Piano Trio form the dramatic core of Aura, Kristian and Tipi’s first national tour together. Alongside these two giants of the repertoire they bring a glowing miniature from Lili Boulanger, written in the shadow of the First World War, and a world premiere from Australian composer Melody Eötvös, commissioned by Musica Viva Australia and written for this serendipitous meeting of musical hearts and minds.
‘From the slow broad opening of the first sonata – like an athlete flexing his muscles – Valve showed why he is so popular… As the sparkling runs of the piano kicked in it was obvious that Go was the perfect partner.’ – Limelight
‘Kristian Winther's artistry seemingly knew no limit in a remarkable concert with pianist Aura Go.’ – In Daily
Artists
KRISTIAN WINTHER violin
TIMO-VEIKKO VALVE cello
AURA GO piano
Program
BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 ‘Ghost’
Melody EÖTVÖS New commission
Lili BOULANGER D'un soir triste
RAVEL Piano Trio
Timo-Veikko Valve appears courtesy of Australian Chamber Orchestra; Aura Go appears courtesy of Monash University.