Trio Karénine: "Elegies"

Founded in Paris in 2009, Trio Karénine bears the name of Tolstoy’s beautiful and emotionally honest heroine. The trio of Julien Dieudegard (violin), Louis Rodde (cello) and Paloma Kouider (piano) is acclaimed by critics and audiences for its musical integrity and passionate interpretation, and was the top prizewinner at the ARD International Competition in 2013. The group has performed in the world’s most prestigious halls, including the Philharmonie and Auditorium du Louvre in Paris, London’s Wigmore Hall, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Frick Collection in New York, Salle Bourgie in Montréal, the Konzerthaus in Berlin, the Herkulessaal and Prinzregententheater in Münich, the Leiszhalle in Hamburg, and Sydney Opera House.
Elegies:
Alternately melancholy and intensely lyrical, the slow movement of the Rimsky-Korsakov trio sets the tone for this elegiac evening. The two late Romantics Saint-Saëns and Tchaikovsky seem to be linked by astonishing correspondences in the two works on this program: dark, lyrical, sometimes facetious and often choreographic, Saint-Saëns' trio is a seductive kaleidoscope of sensations, demonstrating the French composer's great mastery. The dramatic intensity of this program culminates in Tchaikovsky's famous trio, written for his late friend Nicolai Rubinstein.