Friday 25 November 2011

Zimro Trio

Huw Watkins	Piano
Neyire Ashworth	Clarinet
Paul Barritt	Violin and Viola

Programme

Mozart	Trio for clarinet, viola & piano in Eb (‘Kegelstatt’), K 498
Huw Watkins	‘Dream’ for violin, clarinet & piano
Stravinsky	Three pieces for solo clarinet
Milhaud	Suite for clarinet, violin & piano
Khachaturian	Trio for clarinet, violin & piano in G
Bartók	Contrasts, for clarinet, violin & piano, BB116

Please note a change to the previously advertised programme.

(Click image to enlarge) The Zimro Trio is an exciting force on the chamber music scene. Focusing on music for violin (and viola), clarinet and piano, this electrifying trio boasts three of the UK’s premier chamber musicians, whose approach to performing combines fun and passion with a spirit of adventure!

With a diverse career that spans solo recitals, ensemble and theatre, Neyire Ashworth is one of the UK’s most versatile clarinettists. She is a founder-member of the Britten-Pears Ensemble, with whom she has toured Britain and the USA and recorded Jolivet and Frank Martin for ASV. She also plays with the New London Chamber Ensemble.

Paul Barritt combines a busy career as recitalist, chamber musician, concerto soloist and teacher. He is Permanent Guest Leader of the Hallé Orchestra, having previously held the position of leader of the Northern Sinfonia and the ECO.

Huw Watkins studied piano at Chetham's School of Music and went on to read music at Cambridge and the RCM where he now teaches composition. His works have been premiered by the Nash Ensemble and the BBC National Orchestra of wales amongst others. Alongside a growing body of orchestral music is a wealth of chamber music which is central to Watkins' output, complementing as it does his parallel career as a pianist. 

The Trio takes its name from a group of Russian Jewish musicians called Zimro.

Visit The Zimro Trio's website.