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Altenberg Trio
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Program and cast
TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2025 - 7:30 p.m
PERFORMERS
Altenberg Trio
Christopher Hinterhuber, piano
Ziyu He, violin
Peter Somodari, cello
PROGRAM
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Five pieces in folk music for cello and piano, op. 102 - No. 1
CLARA SCHUMANN
Romance for piano in B minor
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Study for the pedal piano, op. 56/5; arranged for piano trio by Theodor Kirchner
CLARA SCHUMANN
Romance for violin and piano in G minor, op. 22/2
Trio for violin, cello and piano in G minor, op. 17
- Break -
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Trio for piano, violin and cello No. 2 in C major, op. 87
Ends approximately 9:30 p.m
TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2025 - 7:30 p.m
PERFORMERS
Altenberg Trio
Christopher Hinterhuber, piano
Ziyu He, violin
Peter Somodari, cello
PROGRAM
JOSEPH HAYDN
Trio for piano, violin and cello in D major, XV:7
LERA AUERBACH
Triptych - The Mirror with Three Faces. Trio for violin, cello and piano No. 2
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Trio for piano, violin and cello No. 1 in C minor, op. 8
FRANZ LISZT
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 9 in E flat major, “Pesther Carneval”; Version for piano trio
Ends approximately 9:30 p.m
MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2025 - 7:30 p.m
PERFORMERS
Altenberg Trio
Christopher Hinterhuber, piano
Ziyu He, violin
Peter Somodari, cello
Tomoko Akasaka, viola
PROGRAM
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Quartet for piano, violin, viola and cello in G minor, KV 478
AMY BEACH
Trio for piano, violin and cello, op. 150
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Quartet for piano, violin, viola and cello No. 1 in G minor, op. 25
Ends approximately 9:30 p.m
Monday, October 6, 2025
Altenberg Trio
Christopher Hinterhuber, Piano
Ziyu He, Violin
Peter Somodari, Cello
Program
Antonín Dvořák
Piano Trio No. 2 in G minor, Op. 26 (B 56)
Lili Boulanger
Deux pièces en trio
D’un soir triste
D’un matin de printemps
Intermission
Franz Schubert
Piano Trio in E-flat Major, D 929
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Altenberg Trio
Christopher Hinterhuber, Piano
Ziyu He, Violin
Peter Somodari, Cello
Program
Ludwig van Beethoven
Variations on a Theme from "Das rothe Käppchen" by Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf for Piano, Violin, and Cello in E-flat Major, Op. 44
Edvard Grieg
Andante con moto in C minor
Gabriela Lena Frank
Four Folk Songs
Intermission
Antonín Dvořák
Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90, "Dumky Trio"
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Altenberg Trio
Christopher Hinterhuber, Piano
Ziyu He, Violin
Peter Somodari, Cello
Program
Joseph Haydn
Piano Trio in D minor, Hob. XV:23
Kelly-Marie Murphy
Piano Trio "Give Me Phoenix Wings to Fly"
Intermission
Antonín Dvořák
Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65 (B 130)
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Altenberg Trio
Christopher Hinterhuber, Piano
Ziyu He, Violin
Peter Somodari, Cello
Program
Gerhard Schedl
Der, welcher wandert diese Straße voll Beschwerden. Lamento for Piano Trio (based on Mozart's "The Magic Flute," Act 2, Scene 8)
Antonín Dvořák
Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 21 (B 51)
Intermission
Arlene Sierra
Butterflies Remember a Mountain
Maurice Ravel
Piano Trio in A minor
Monday, June 15, 2026
Altenberg Trio
Christopher Hinterhuber, Piano
Ziyu He, Violin
Peter Somodari, Cello
Ekaterina Frolova, Violin
Alexander Gordon, Viola
Program
Mel Bonis
Soir, Op. 194
Camille Saint-Saëns
Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 92
Intermission
Antonín Dvořák
Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81 (B 155)
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With just under of 600 seats, the hall is designed to showcase the intimate aspects of classical music. The hall acoustics are perfectly attuned to deliver this: the Brahms Saal – 32.50 metres long, 10.30 metres wide und 11 metres high – possesses a similar acoustic brilliance to the Große Musikvereinssaal.
When the Musiverein building was opened in 1870, the Kleine Musikvereinssaal was described as a “true little treasure chest”. It was even suggested that this hall might warrant greater praise and wonderment than the Große Musikvereinssaal: “One might even wish to award the prize to this hall for its peacefulness and simple grandeur.” It is abundantly clear that Theophil Hansen’s design for the Brahms Saal created an architectonic masterpiece of the Historicism period. His commitment to the “Greek Renaissance”, evident in the design’s allusions to classical Hellas, make this concert hall an authentic temple of chamber music.
In 1993 the Brahms Saal underwent a comprehensive restoration programme. The restoration project involved consulting the original designs held at the Print Room at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. This made it possible to reconstruct the original colour scheme created by Hansen as the Musikverein’s architect: green walls, red columns and the liberal use of gold.
When the Brahms Saal reopened to the public in its new form in 1993, a Vienna newspaper wrote: “Without wishing to raise expectations too high, this has been transformed into the most beautiful, magnificent and prestigious chamber music concert hall we are likely to find anywhere in the world.”
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