This fascinating programme features all possible combinations of instruments available to this trio.
The Martinů is a fascinating and exciting piece which explores all the opportunities of violin and cello playing together without a piano; and the Debussy is the most popular and exquisite of French violin sonatas.
The early Beethoven Variations on a great Mozart aria are full of charm. The Schumann Phantasiestücke are a rarity which is rapidly becoming mainstream; and the programme is bookended by two delightful Haydn trios.
Greek-Albanian Kadesha is one of the world’s most individual, compelling and imaginative violinists; Greenberg, a London-based Israeli pianist and Hunter, Vienna- based and born in Kilburn, are equally gifted and riveting musicians. Their palpable chemistry as an ensemble is vivid and stimulating.
Musician Biographies
Jonian Illias Kadesha
Jonian Ilias Kadesha is a Renaissance musician in the diversity and creativity of his intellectual interests and music-making. His studies in philosophy and rhetoric influence the stylistic accuracy of his interpretations, whether of early or contemporary music, and his rich imagination is clear both in the sound worlds he creates and the projects he curates as soloist, player–director and chamber musician.
As a soloist he has performed throughout Europe, including with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe conducted by Sir András Schiff, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic with Jonathan Bloxham, Tapiola Sinfonietta and Ryan Bancroft and Slovenian Philharmonic conducted by Aziz Shokhakimov. He has given recitals in venues such as Wigmore Hall, Louvre, Berlin Philharmonie and Salle Moliere Lyon.
Kadesha is a committed chamber musician, collaborating with renowned musicians such as Martha Argerich, Steven Isserlis, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Nicolas Altstaedt and Antje Weithaas. He is co-founder of the award-winning Trio Gaspard, which regularly appears at festivals and venues around the world. He is also a member of the Kelemen Quartet.
He is increasingly in demand with leading chamber orchestras as play/director and has worked with the Netherlands, Irish and Scottish Chamber Orchestras, Aurora Orchestra, Manchester Camerata and London Mozart Players. His approach to the classical orchestral canon is informed by his chamber music playing and he often improvises his own cadenzas and ornamentation.
Read Jonian's full biography here.
Vashti Hunter
Born in London into a musical family, cellist Vashti Hunter is currently based in Berlin and enjoys a versatile career as a soloist and chamber musician, being invited regularly to play in some of the world’s leading music festivals and concert halls. She is the first British cellist ever to be awarded a prize at the International Cello Competition ‘Prague Spring’ in its 65 year history.
Vashti has performed in prestigious halls throughout Europe, including the Wigmore Hall in London, the Liszt Academy Grand Hall in Budapest, Schoenbrunn Palace in Vienna, Rudolfinum Prague, Salle Moliere in Lyon, the Philharmonie and the Pierre Boulez Saal in Berlin. She has played as a soloist with orchestras such as the Kodaly Philharmonic Debrecen, Göttingen Symphony Orchestra, Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim, Southbank Sinfonia, Pilsen Philharmonic and CHAARTS under the batons of conductors such as Gabor Tákács- Nagy, Alexander Lonquich and Antonello Manacorda. Much in demand as both soloist and chamber musician, Vashti has been invited to important festivals such as Festival Academy Budapest, Lockenhaus, Ernen, Davos, Heidelberger Frühling, Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Prussia Cove Open Chamber Music UK, Boswiler Sommer, Shanghai Chamber Music Festival and BANFF in Canada. Chamber music partners include Steven Isserlis, Ferenc Rados, Martha Argerich, Ivry Gitlis, Pekka Kuusisto, Nicolas Altstaedt and Vilde Frang. She was recently invited to stand in for cellist Clemens Hagen at a performance at the Kronberg Academy in Germany, performing with pianist Kirill Gerstein and violinist Ilya Gringolts.
In 2010 Vashti co-founded Trio Gaspard together with Greek-Albanian violinist Jonian Ilias Kadesha and German-British pianist Nicholas Rimmer. The piano trio has won first prizes in the ‘Haydn’ and ‘Joachim’ international competitions and perform regularly in some of the world’s most important halls. They record exclusively for the British label, CHANDOS where they will record all 46 Haydn trios over the next 5 years. Future plans include a residency at the Wigmore Hall in 2023/24, repeat performances at Berlin’s Boulez Saal and recitals in Glasgow, Helsinki and the Sage Gateshead.
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Noam Greenberg
Israeli pianist Noam Greenberg studied at the Rubin Academy in Tel Aviv and at Yale University, before moving to London to study with Maria Curcio. His life was changed by his visit to the International Musicians’ Seminar Prussia Cove in 2001, for Master Classes with Ferenc Rados and Andras Schiff. Many lessons with Ferenc Rados followed in Budapest, and regular visits to the Open Chamber Music Seminars at IMS Prussia Cove.
Noam now enjoys a busy concert schedule as soloist, recitalist and chamber musician in both the traditional repertoire and new music and has appeared on many European stages including the Wigmore Hall in London, the Vienna Konzerthaus and Musikverein, the Berlin Konzerthaus, Parco della Musica Roma, Concertgebouw Amsterdam and the Auditorio Nacional Madrid. An avid performer of contemporary music, he has given many Israeli premieres including Ligeti’s Piano Concerto, in a performance broadcast live by the European Broadcasting Union.
He has participated in the festivals of Lucerne, Aldeburgh, Banff, Norfolk, Lapland, Orlando, Schleswig-Holstein, Stage-Barcelona, and IMS Prussia Cove. He teaches annually at Burg Fesitritz in Austria, and has also given masterclass courses at the Britten Pearse School in Aldeburgh, the Royal Northern College of Music, and the Hochschule fur Musik in Detmold. He is artistic director of the Music at Tresanton festival, which he founded in 2006.
View Noam's full biography here.
