Chamber Classics: Darkness to Light

Patrick Suthers is the Principal Cellist of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra (CSO).

Clara Schumann’s Piano Trio in G minor, op. 17, is considered one of her greatest masterpieces and her most ambitious, large-scale work since the Piano Concerto she wrote as a teenager.

Robust chords from piano, violin and cello lift the curtain on Dvořák’s Piano Trio in G minor, a dramatic introduction before first the piano, then the violin give us the movement’s winding first theme. The dramatic chords return as the movement intensifies.

The Australian-American pianist Edward Neeman has performed across five continents. Critics have lauded him as a ‘true artist’ with ‘an excellent technique’ who ‘isn’t afraid to put a distinctive stamp on whatever he touches, without resorting to mannerism.’

One of Australia’s leading violinists, Kirsten Williams has performed widely as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician, in concert and on ABC radio. In 2019, she was appointed Concertmaster of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra.