Opening with a gorgeous arrangement of Debussy’s Afternoon of a Faun, two iconic works follow from the piano trio genre – Beethoven’s Ghost Trio and Shostakovich’s powerful and haunting second trio.

Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918)

Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (1894 arr Linos Trio)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)

Piano Trio No.5 in D major. Op. 70 No.1 ‘Ghost’ (1808)

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975)

Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67 (1944)

A tribute to the song masters in the Mendelssohns by Australian Anne Cawrse followed by beautiful trios by forever favourites Chopin and Schubert.

Anne Cawrse (1981 -)

Songs Without Words (2020)

Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849)

Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 8 (1828-9)

Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828)

Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 100 D. 929 (1827)

The season closes with big piano quartets filled to the brim with the most gorgeous melodies by Faure and Brahms along with a fabulous stand-alone work from Australian Matthew Hindson.

Matthew Hindson (1968 -)

Epic Diva for piano quartet (2012)

Gabriel Fauré (1845 – 1924)

Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, Op. 45 (premiered in 1887)

Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)

Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26 (1861)