Pyxis Piano Trio — 15th Season in Residence
Luigi Mazzocchi, violin | Jennifer Jie Jin cello | Hiroko Yamazaki, piano
Pyxis Piano Trio returns for their 15th and final season as the Museum’s classical ensemble in residence. Since 2009, the ensemble has delivered inspiring chamber music in conversation with the Museum’s extraordinary visual art, uplifting and delighting audiences.
For their finale concert, Pyxis offers an exciting program that opens with the virtuosic Handel/Halvorsen Passacaglia, here arranged for violin and cello – a work that they played in their very first season at the Museum. Also on the program is the fiery Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor by Dmitri Shostakovich. And to cap their 15-year tenure, Pyxis will play the majestic Piano Trio in B Major by Johannes Brahms. It’s a concert you won’t want to miss.
Handel/Halvorsen Passacaglia (1894)
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Johan Halvorsen (1864-1935)
Piano Trio No 2 in E minor, Op. 67 (1944)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8 (1854, rev. 1889)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)