ORCMA Chamber concert features Adaskin String Trio

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The Oak Ridge Civic Music Association Chamber Music Series concludes with a concert by the world-renown Adaskin String Trio, joined by members of Ensemble Schumann. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at the Pollard Auditorium.

The Adaskin String Trio’s stirring performances have thrilled audiences in the U.S. and internationally. Their playing has been hailed for “vigor, precision and stylistic certitude” (Charleston Gazette) as well as “spontaneity, intensity and charm” (Peninsula Review). The Boston Globe praised them for “directing the listener to the heart of the matter.”

The Trio members met in Montreal in 1994 where they studied chamber music with cellist Marcel Saint-Cyr. They are now based in New England, and perform extensively in the United States and Canada. They have appeared in the Merkin Concert Hall in New York and Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. This dynamic ensemble commands a wide string trio repertoire ranging from Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven to Dohnanyi, Rozsa, and Villa-Lobos.

Members of the String Trio are Emlyn Ngai, violinist; Steve Larson, violist; and Mark Fraser, cellist. Two members of the Ensemble Schumann—Sally Pinkas, piano, and Thomas Gallant, oboe—will join Adaskin to provide a unique and intriguing musical experience.

On the ORCMA program are Beethoven’s String Trio Opus 9, No. 2, and the Mozart Quartet in F Major for Oboe and Strings, K. 370. Following Intermission are the Deux Rhapsodies by Charles Martin Loeffler, and the First Piano Quartet in C minor, Opus 15, by Gabriel Faure.

Single (reserved seating) tickets are $25 ($12 for students). More Trio information is on their website: www.AdaskinStringTrio.com. For additional ticket information about ORCMA concerts, call the ORCMA office at (865) 483-5569, or visit the ORCMA website at www.orcma.org. This concert’s program notes, by Becky Ball, are also on the ORCMA website.