Trio Fibonacci - Voyaging composers

Follow in the footsteps of composers whose music reflects a profound dialogue between cultures, homelands and diverse influences.  The trios of George Onslow and Sergei Rachmaninov are distinguished by the musical colours of their respective destinies. A Franco-British composer, Onslow was a cosmopolitan figure of European Romanticism, blending Viennese classicism with French sensibility. His trio, at once elegant and full of vitality, testifies to the talent of Onslow, often dubbed the ‘French Beethoven’. Rachmaninoff expresses both his admiration for Tchaikovsky and his own nascent musical voice in his second Trio élégiaque. Slavic lyricism, pianistic virtuosity and dramatic depth already foreshadow the expressive richness of his future works. A new work by Katia Makdissi-Warren, whose style is influenced by Middle Eastern, Western and Aboriginal music, will complete the programme.