The Gould Piano Trio,
at Lainston House near Winchester
23rd to 25th January 2011
The Gould Piano Trio has established a reputation as one of the most stylish and versatile ensembles performing today. Highly regarded in the field of chamber music, they enjoy a career that takes them to major venues in the UK and overseas.
Chosen as British Rising Stars in the late 1990s, the Trio has since performed in such prestigious venues as New York's Carnegie Hall, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, Birmingham Symphony Hall and major halls in Paris, Cologne, Athens and Vienna. It gave one of the first chamber concerts at The Sage, Gateshead.
Frequent broadcasts have made the Trio a familiar ensemble to listeners of BBC Radio 3. Recent CD releases include the trios of Robert Fuchs, Brahms Trios and trios by Mendelssohn and Bax, works by Beethoven and Smetana, as well as a cover disc for the BBC Music Magazine.
The Gould Piano Trio has received many national and international awards including First Prize at the Charles Hennen Competition in Holland and joint First Prize in the inaugural Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition in Australia.
The Recital Programmes
Sunday
- Haydn in E Hob XV28
- Beethoven in Eb Op 70 No 2
- Ravel in A min
Monday
- Beethoven Variations in G on ‘Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu’ Op 121a
- Dvorak in Bb Op 21
- Brahms in C Op 87
Lainston House
This charming 17th Century country house is a luxurious hotel, situated in 63 acres of Hampshire parkland. A peaceful drawing room, sumptuous individually designed bedrooms and food created with passion.
Lainston House is just minutes away from the historic city of Winchester and only a short drive from Salisbury, Stonehenge and the New Forest.