James Francis Brown - String Trio

Edward Elgar - Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84

Jack Liebeck - violin
Joshua Fisher - violin
Ben Roskams - viola
Thomas Carroll - cello
Geirþrúður Anna Guðmundsdóttir - cello
Olga Zado - piano

We begin the Festival with contrasting pieces. James Francis Brown wrote his trio in 1996 when he was 27; it is full of the optimism and energy of youth. In contrast, the Elgar is a piece from his twilight years, redolent with the trauma and sorrow of the Great War.