The Chameleon Arts Ensemble presents an afternoon of first piano trios featuring violinist Ayano Ninomiya, cellist Rafael Popper-Keizer and pianist Elizabeth Schumann. 

Beethoven’s sparkling Opus One gives nod both to the previous generation and the high drama to come. Similarly, Leon Kirchner’s first trio established him as a latter-day Romantic and a master of the modernist idiom. Brahms’ youthful, exuberant Piano Trio No. 1, revised later in the master’s hand, is one of the most transcendent works in the repertoire.

PROGRAM:
Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 1, No. 1
Leon Kirchner, Trio I (1954)
Johannes Brahms, Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8

The Goethe-Institut will be transformed into an intimate cabaret setting with table seating and a complimentary glass of wine, and the concert will be hosted by Artistic Director Deborah Boldin.