The Rautio Piano Trio present a special New Year two-part series at Kino Teatr with the launch of their programme ‘The Dawn of the Piano Trio: Beethoven’s Building Blocks’.

These concerts will chart the evolution of the piano trio, from its emergence in the mid-18th century through to Beethoven’s complex and mature realisation of the genre. The programmes will feature rarely performed works by JC ‘London’ Bach, CPE Bach and Clementi, alongside the better known trios by Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven, all performed on historical instruments. The Rautio Trio will illuminate Beethoven’s trios in the context of works by other composers, preceding and contemporaneous, exploring how his ground-breaking writing would have been perceived at the time.

Alongside the performance will be an ‘Artists in conversation’ event, during which the musicians will talk about our approach to the music on historical instruments and answer questions from the audience.

This project is kindly supported by a grant from the Continuo Foundation and GEMMA Classical Music Trust.

The Rautio Trio return to Kino-Teatr for a special event of film, music and conversation centred around composer Brian Elias. They will perform a new work by Elias written for Trio, recently premiered at Kings Place London, alongside a vibrant trio by Haydn. Internationally renowned composer Brian Elias joins the trio for ‘Artist in conversation’, giving insight into the composers’ world and the fascinating process of creating new music. A biographical film and Q & A complete the afternoon event.

2-3pm ‘A Passage from India’  – A biographical film about Brian Elias by Barrie Gavin.

3.30pm Rautio Piano Trio in Concert  – Haydn Trio and the new work by composer Brian Elias.

4.30-5pm Artists in Conversation. Exploring the working relationship between the composer and performers. Q & A.

Brian Elias and the Rautio Trio gratefully acknowledge support from the RWV Trust and PRS Foundation’s The Open Fund for Music Creators.