The impressive performance of Schubert's Piano Trio in E flat, D. 929, Op. 100, I heard at Alice Tully yesterday afternoon went far beyond a mere "student recital." It was so accomplished, in fact, that I would never have guessed the players were still students if I had heard a recording. This is some of the most beautiful chamber music ever written, especially the second movement, the Andante con moto whose theme has been used on any number of movie soundtracks. The piano in the opening of that section has always reminded me of raindrops falling softly on a windowpane somewhere behind the music. It's an effect echoed by the violin's pizzicato in the final movement.
The players were Jun Hong Loh on violin, Simon Hoffman on cello and Joon Yoon on piano, and they deserve every credit for a thoughtful rendition of this wonderful piece. Of course, they were lucky to have had as coaches Joseph Kalichstein and Ida Kafavian, themselves both among the best known chamber musicians in NYC.
The concert opened with three pieces arranged for three guitars: The Miller's Dance by Manuel de Falla, Canción y Danza No. 4 by Frederic Mompou and Introduction and Fandango by Luigi Boccherini. The guitar is an instrument not often heard in chamber music recitals, and it was a pleasure to hear it so well played in these pieces by composers whose work is too seldom performed. The three guitarists were Bokyung Byun, Pierre Ferreya-Mansilla and Tengyue Zhang. They had been ably coached by the legendary guitarist Sharon Isbin.
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