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Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: High Jinks and Lyricism: Schumann and Mendelssohn

High jinks and lyricism: Schumann and Mendelssohn

High Jinks and Lyricism: Schumann and Mendelssohn

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Schumann and Mendelssohn played by pianist Zee Zee with members of the Calidore Quartet.

High jinks in Schumann's Carnival in Vienna played by pianist Zee Zee and Mendelssohn's lyrical Piano Trio No 1 with members of the Calidore  Quartet at St Marys' Church, Tetbury.

Another chance to hear a concert given by two members of the Calidore String Quartet and pianist Zee Zee, all former Radio 3 New Generation Artists  as part of a Radio 3 Big Chamber Weekend which was held in 2019, in association with Tetbury Music Festival . 

Introduced by Fiona Talkington. 

Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op.26 
Zee Zee, piano 

Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No.1 
Zee Zee, piano 
Ryan Meehan, violin 
Estelle Choi, cello 

Schuman's colourful depiction of a Carnival in Vienna is vividly presented by pianist Zee Zee, who then teams up with Ryan Meehan and Estelle Choi, members of the Calidore String Quartet, for a performance of Mendelssohn's First Piano Trio, fittingly described by Schumann as the "master trio of our age", with its breathtaking lyricism, and virtuosity shared between all the players.

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