Milestones give the cello a chance to impress
The Sydney Morning Herald - 16 May, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald - 16 May, 2009
TrioZ celebrates two momentous bicentenary milestones
The Age - 16 May, 2009
The Age - 16 May, 2009
Selby and Friends
The Age - 14 March, 2009
The Age - 14 March, 2009
Power Packed
Adelaide Advertiser - November, 2008
Adelaide Advertiser - November, 2008
One & Only
The Age - 1 November, 2008
The Age - 1 November, 2008
Masters of Melody
The Age - July 4 , 2008
The Age - July 4 , 2008
Power of three made stronger by old hand
Sydney Morning Herald July 3 , 2008
Sydney Morning Herald July 3 , 2008
A sound approach
Adelaide Advertiser July 2 , 2008
Adelaide Advertiser July 2 , 2008
TRIOZ on song despite forced program change
The Age April 14 , 2008
The Age April 14 , 2008
TRIOZ recital triumph
The Manly Daily - Stepping Out April 11 , 2008
The Manly Daily - Stepping Out April 11 , 2008
Top Trios with TRIOZ
Canberra Times April 10 , 2008
Canberra Times April 10 , 2008
TRIOZ
Herald Sun February 27, 2008
Herald Sun February 27, 2008
Selby & Friends
The Age February 22, 2008
The Age February 22, 2008
Three explore the brilliance and lushness of the dour side
Sydney Morning Herald February 21, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald February 21, 2008
Crowd Pleaser produced without adventure
Canberra Times February 21, 2008
Canberra Times February 21, 2008
Herald Sun
Anna McAlister | February 27, 2008
Melba Hall, February 20
PIANO trio TrioZ comprises pianist Kathryn Selby of the disbanded Macquarie Trio, violinist Niki Vasilakis and cellist Emma-Jane Murphy. All are well-known soloists and chamber artists. Their combined musicality is potent and often brilliant.
Their 2008 concert series started with a program of German romantics.
Schumann's Piano Trio in A minor Op.88 is not a work of genius. Still, Vasilakis and Murphy gave strength and meaning to snippets that could easily lose direction. The third-movement string dialogues had effortless, natural phrases with understated piano accompaniment.
The quick finale was exhilarating, if a little earnest. Selby established a satisfyingly clear balance that she maintained all evening. She knew when to dominate and by how much.
Violist Irina Morozova joined TrioZ for the second piano quartets of Mendelssohn and Brahms. Morozova compensated less successfully than the other strings for Melba Hall's dry acoustic. She fitted the ensemble well rhythmically, but her sound and bowing style were at times ill matched to Vasilakis and Murphy's.
The rarely heard Mendelssohn shone for its sumptuous adagio. Selby again created warm, authoritative shapes. Clever string figures in the finale took on an adolescent show-off quality: the composer was only 14.
The Brahms was the strongest composition on the program. The second movement, containing the evening's deepest, darkest music, brought out TrioZ's best-matured musical ideas.
Listening to TrioZ, you can take technique, preparation and tight ensemble for granted. Just sit back and absorb the musical nourishment.
TrioZ's 2008 concert series continues. Information: www.selbyandfriends.com.au
Anna McAlister | February 27, 2008
TRIOZ
Melba Hall, February 20
PIANO trio TrioZ comprises pianist Kathryn Selby of the disbanded Macquarie Trio, violinist Niki Vasilakis and cellist Emma-Jane Murphy. All are well-known soloists and chamber artists. Their combined musicality is potent and often brilliant.
Their 2008 concert series started with a program of German romantics.
Schumann's Piano Trio in A minor Op.88 is not a work of genius. Still, Vasilakis and Murphy gave strength and meaning to snippets that could easily lose direction. The third-movement string dialogues had effortless, natural phrases with understated piano accompaniment.
The quick finale was exhilarating, if a little earnest. Selby established a satisfyingly clear balance that she maintained all evening. She knew when to dominate and by how much.
Violist Irina Morozova joined TrioZ for the second piano quartets of Mendelssohn and Brahms. Morozova compensated less successfully than the other strings for Melba Hall's dry acoustic. She fitted the ensemble well rhythmically, but her sound and bowing style were at times ill matched to Vasilakis and Murphy's.
The rarely heard Mendelssohn shone for its sumptuous adagio. Selby again created warm, authoritative shapes. Clever string figures in the finale took on an adolescent show-off quality: the composer was only 14.
The Brahms was the strongest composition on the program. The second movement, containing the evening's deepest, darkest music, brought out TrioZ's best-matured musical ideas.
Listening to TrioZ, you can take technique, preparation and tight ensemble for granted. Just sit back and absorb the musical nourishment.
TrioZ's 2008 concert series continues. Information: www.selbyandfriends.com.au