Southbank Trio: Romantic Currents

This recital is presented as part of the Hanson Dyer Hall Concert Series. All concerts in this series can also be streamed live via our website.

Three outstanding members of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music faculty — pianist Andrea Lam, cellist Richard Narroway and violinist Sophie Rowell — join together for a program of romantic depth and contemporary reflection. Felix Mendelssohn’s storm-swept D minor Trio sits alongside Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s equally passionate D minor Trio, a work of lyrical power and individuality. Between them, Stuart Greenbaum’s evocative The Year Without a Summer reflects on a world unsettled by nature’s forces, casting a modern light on Romantic ideals of beauty and fragility.

PROGRAM

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805 - 1847)
Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11
I. Allegro molto vivace
II. Andante espressivo
III. Lied: Allegretto
IV. Finale: Allegro moderato

Stuart Greenbaum
The Year Without a Summer

Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
I. Molto allegro ed agitato
II. Andante con moto tranquillo
III. Scherzo: Leggiero e vivace
IV. Finale: Allegro assai appassionato

CREDITS

Andrea Lam - Piano
Sophie Rowell - Violin
Richard Narroway - Cello

PARKING

The City of Melbourne has recently changed the parking restrictions around the Southbank Campus. Parking control hours are now expanded to 7am–10pm, seven days per week, and are capped at three hours. A $2-per-hour fee after 7pm is also now in place. There is no change to the $4-per-hour peak rate between 7am–7pm. Parking inspectors are regularly in the area fining drivers who overstay their meter, so we encourage everyone to be aware and avoid an expensive fine.

ACCESSIBILITY

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