Stunning String Trio from Holland to perform in Kilkenny

At 7.30 pm on Saturday, February 2 in the Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle the stunning Lendvai String Trio from the Netherlands will perform music by Dvorak, Röntgen and Mozart. Founded in 2004 the Lendvai String Trio is celebrating its 12th season performing regularly at major venues throughout Europe such as Wigmore Hall, London and Concertgebouw, Amsterdam. The trio has recorded extensively to great acclaim, including the complete string trios by both Beethoven (BBC Music Magazine’s Chamber Choice in June 2013). The trio regularly performs at festivals in the UK, Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland, Austria and Sweden and their concerts and recordings are broadcast by Dutch Radio 4, Swedish Radio P2 and BBC Radio 3. The trio enjoys and gets inspiration from regular collaborations with other artists. Recent highlights have included concerts with oboists Alexei Ogrintchouk and Nicholas Daniel, and pianists Paolo Giacometti, Tom Poster, Charles Owen, Alasdair Beatson and Martin Sturfält. Apart from their work in the Lendvai String Trio the players are all principals of various orchestras - violinist Nadia Wijzenbeek is concertmaster of the Dutch Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, violist Ylvali Zilliacus is guest principal at the Royal Swedish Opera and Marie Macleod is solo cellist of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.