Cerovsek/Brendel/Fellner – review

Wigmore Hall, LondonHarrison Birtwistle embraced chamber music relatively late in his career, but recently it has been absorbing much of his considerable energy. His new Trio finds him writing once again for cellist Adrian Brendel and pianist Till Fellner. They gave the premiere in Germany last week, but the intended violinist, Lisa Batiashvili, was ill and handed over that performance and this one, three days later, to the breezily virtuosic Corey Cerovsek.The Trio, Brendel told us, occupies s...

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