PROGRAM
Paul STANHOPE
Piano Trio Dolcissimo Uscignolo (2007) *
Johannes BRAHMS
Piano Trio No 3 in C minor, op 101
Franz SCHUBERT
Piano Trio No 1 in B flat major, D898

Formed in 2003 the Atos Trio has rapidly developed a reputation as one of the world’s finest young chamber ensembles, being praised worldwide for its engaging performances.

Shortly after its formation it was a prize winner at the 2003 Brahms International Competition in Austria and, in 2004, Grand Prize Winner at the Deutsche Musik Wettbewerb - one of the most important chamber music competitions in Germany.

In 2007 the Trio won a record four prizes at the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, including overall winner and the audience choice prize, as well as winning the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio Award, the United States’ foremost distinction for piano trios.

Since then the Trio has become a regular fixture on concert calendars throughout Europe and North America, including appearances at Wigmore Hall and the Concertgebouw.

After featuring in a German TV documentary, the Trio’s second CD sold out in under a month, an indication of the calibre and audience appeal of this dynamic young ensmble.

* Commissioned for Musica Viva Australia by Geoff & Vicki Ainsworth.