Event

Mother's Day Concert with the Orfeo Piano Trio

Program
Trio, Opus 11 "Gassenhauer" - Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Trio, Opus 90 "Dumky" - Antonin Dvorak
Trio in G Major, Hob. XV:25 "Gypsy" - Joseph Haydn

The Orfeo Piano Trio was formed in 2012 in Wichita, Kansas where they began their career as the official Piano Trio of the Wichita State University College of Fine Arts, School of Music. The three members of the Orfeo Trio are active performers with considerable chamber music experience. Cellist Leonid Shukaev is a founding member of the St. Petersburg String Quartet, formerly the Quartet-in-Residence at Wichita State University, whose rise to fame included a Grammy nomination, "Best Record" honors in both Stereo Review and Gramophone, an opening night performance at Mostly Mozart at Lincoln Center, a five-year residency at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and hundreds of concerts on many of North America, Europe and Asia's most prestigious series and festivals. Violinist Evgeny Zvonnikov joined the St. Petersburg String Quartet in 2010 and was recently named associate concertmaster of the Wichita Symphony Orchestra. Pianist Julie Bees has performed chamber music throughout her career, including performances with the Vermeer Quartet and the St. Petersburg String Quartet, as well as with vocalists and various instrumental ensembles. Internationally, the Orfeo Trio has performed in Mexico, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and China.