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Smetana Trio: Czech Musicians Perform Beethoven, Brahms, and Smetana

Irvine Barclay Theatre (4242 Campus Drive Irvine, CA 92612)
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The Smetana Trio is a Czech musical tradition that goes back to the 1930s. Inspired by the famous French piano trio of Cortot, Thibaud and Casals, three leading Czech musicians formed this group, which endures to the present day. Founder Josef Páleníček passed the baton to his son Jan to continue the tradition. The Trio will perform a program of Beethoven, Brahms and their namesake, Smetana, who is widely regarded as the father of Czech music.

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The last date listed for The Smetana Trio was Monday March 21, 2011 / 8:00pm.

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Irvine Barclay Theatre
4242 Campus Drive
Irvine, CA 92612
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949-854-4607
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Czech ensemble played a varied program with European precision and Slavic passion. Early Beethoven Trio was delightful and not heard often enough for me. The group really warmed up in the Brahms Trio which ran the gamut as far as tempo is concerned and which the program notes indicated was written for Piano, Viola and Clarinet. Evidently it was well well transcribed, for we were mesmerized by the Smetana Trio's rendition which consist of the somewhat more conventional instrumentation: namely Piano, Violin and Cello. The audience gave them a warm welcome and they returned the favor after intermission with an authentic Czech piece by Smetana himself. I am very appreciative of the O/C Phil for bringing such great chamber music [as well as other programming] to the Barclay.
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Wow! What a trio! They have an almost supernatural bond. Perfect entrances, perfect dynamics, always on pitch, and incredible emotional involvement--this was an evening to remember. If they ever come back (and I sure hope they do), do NOT miss their performance.
Written on Mar 22 2011

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Outstanding performance. They perfectly complement oneanother as a trio.
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More Information About The Smetana Trio

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http://www.philharmonicsociety.org/Events/?i=432

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Program:

BEETHOVEN: Trio in B-flat major, Op. 11
BRAHMS: Trio in C minor, Op. 101
SMETANA: Trio in G minor, Op. 15

As part of its United States debut tour, The Smetana Trio makes an Orange County appearance performing Beethoven: Trio in B-flat major, Op. 11; Brahms: Trio in C minor, Op. 101; and Smetana: Trio in G minor, Op. 15. Regarded as one of the foremost Czech ensembles, the Smetana Trio is the first Czech ensemble to have won the BBC Music Magazine Award.