Program Featuring

Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio

Joseph Kalichstein, Piano (1770-1827) , Violin Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 1, No. 3 Sharon Robinson, Cello I. Allegro con brio II. Andante cantabile con variazioni III. Menuetto. Quasi Allegro Since making their debut at the White House for President Carter’s Inauguration in IV. Finale. Prestissimo January 1977, pianist , violinist Jaime Laredo, and cellist Sharon Robinson have set the standard for performance of the piano trio literature. The Beethoven Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio balances the careers of three internationally Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1 “Ghost” acclaimed soloists while making annual appearances at many of the world’s major I. Allegro vivace e con brio concert halls, commissioning spectacular new works, and maintaining an active II. Largo assai ed espressivo recording agenda. III. Presto Musical America named the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio the Ensemble of the Year for 2002. The 2003-04 season was their first as Chamber Ensemble in Residence at the Kennedy Center, an honor which has continued to thrill the Trio Intermission throughout subsequent seasons. They were also awarded the first annual Collaborative Artists Award (2002) by the Foundation for Recorded Music, as well as in 2011. The steady stream of honors marks the high esteem Beethoven that the classical music field holds for the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio. Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2 I. Poco sostenuto — Allegro ma non troppo The Trio is honored that the Chamber Music Society of Detroit has created the II. Allegretto Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio Award (KLRITA), an initiative III. Allegretto ma non troppo with a two-fold purpose: to salute the Trio’s contribution to chamber music world- IV. Finale. Allegro wide and to encourage and enhance the careers of promising young piano trios. The KLRITA, in which 20 major presenters nationwide participate, is awarded to a new ensemble every two years.

Jaime Laredo and Sharon Robinson both serve on the esteemed instrumental and chamber music faculty at The Cleveland Institute of Music, and Joseph Kalichstein continues as a long-revered teacher at The of Music.

Program and personnel subject to change. As a courtesy to the artists, please remain seated until they have left the hall. Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio is represented by Frank Salomon Associates