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Prom 54: Beethoven for Three

ѿý Proms 2024: Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos and Yo-Yo Ma perform Brahms's Piano Trio in C major, Op. 87 and Beethoven's ‘Archduke’ Trio, Op. 97.

Live at the ѿý Proms: Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos and Yo-Yo Ma perform Brahms' Piano Trio in C major, Op. 87 and Beethoven's ‘Archduke’ trio, Op. 97.

Presented by Hannah French, from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Brahms: Piano Trio in C major, Op. 87

Beethoven: Piano Trio in B flat major ‘Archduke’, Op. 97

Emanuel Ax (piano)
Leonidas Kavakos (violin)
Yo‐Yo Ma (cello)

Three stellar soloists come together to form a classical supergroup. Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos and Yo-Yo Ma have enjoyed a partnership stretching back a decade and now they lavish their vast gifts and experience on an programme of chamber music. Together they perform Brahms’s Piano Trio No. 2 in C major alongside some of Beethoven’s best-loved chamber music repertoire: his Op. 97 piano trio, nicknamed ‘Archduke’.

1 hour, 44 minutes

Music Played

  • Richard Addinsell

    Scrooge

    Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Piano Trio in C major, Op. 87

    Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Performer: Emanuel Ax. Performer: Leonidas Kavakos.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Trio in B flat major, Op.97 'Archduke'

    Performer: Emanuel Ax. Performer: Leonidas Kavakos. Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma.
  • Franz Schubert

    Trio No.1 in B-flat major for piano, violin, and cello, D. 898 - 2nd movement

    Performer: Emanuel Ax. Performer: Leonidas Kavakos. Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma.
  • Lili Boulanger

    Vous m'avez regardé avec toute votre âme from Clairières dans le ciel No. 8

    Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Johanna Wallroth.
  • Anton Webern

    Slow Movement for string quartet

    Ensemble: Leonkoro Quartet.

Broadcast

  • Christmas Day 2024 18:15

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