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London Piano Trio
ROBERT ATCHISON - VIOLIN
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OLGA DUDNIK - PIANO
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DAVID JONES - CELLO
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2015 - 2016 PROPOSAL
THE LONDON PIANO TRIO
CONTENTS
Biographies................................................................................................................... 3
Repertoire..................................................................................................................... 4
Suggested Programs.................................................................................................... 5
Collaborations.............................................................................................................. 6 Recordings.................................................................................................................... 7
Contact and Pricing...................................................................................................... 8
15 Years of World acclaim
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THE LONDON PIANO TRIO
Robert Atchison - Violin
include the complete violin and piano
and trio works by Armstrong Gibbs
was born in London and studied
and Donald Tovey. music from a young age. His teachers The complete Mendelsshon and
included Sheila Nelson, Bronsilaw
Cotter Nixon trios will be released on
Gimpel at the Royal Northern College the Guild label in 2012.
of Music, Emmanuel Hurwitz at the
He was also Artistic Director with
Royal Academy of Music and
Renato Bossa of the International
Maurice Hasson. In 1982 he was a
Music Series at the Certosa di Capri,
finalist in the Abbado International
Italy, from 2006-2009.
Competition in Milan, Italy. Mr.
Mr. Atchison was appointed as the
Atchison has given concerto
Artistic Director of the new Gibbs
performances and recitals in the
Music Festival in Danbury, Essex. The
USA, South America, the far East,
Festival’s inaugural season was 2008,
France, Italy, Spain, Germany and
and the next festival is in 2016.
Ireland. Olga Dudnik - Piano
In 1983 Mr. Atchison made his
concerto debut at the Queen
was born in the Ukraine into a family
Elizabeth Hall playing the Beethoven
of professional musicians. From an
concerto and in 1984 at the Barbican
early age she has been giving
with the Vivaldi Four Seasons. He
concerts in the most prestigious
joined the Philharmonia Orchestra in
musical venues throughout the Soviet
1984 and remained there until 1990.
Union. She studied at the Special
From 1991 to 1997 he was a member
Music School for Gifted Children
of all three orchestras of the
where she received the Gold Medal
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields,
for Excellence and at the age of 16
and was co-principal to Iona Brown.
she won the Ukraine Piano
In 1993 he was appointed Director of
Competition. In 1990 Olga continued
the Spanish Chamber Orchestra,
her studies with Professor A.Volkov at
appearing frequently as soloist. Since
the Rubin Academy of Music at Telthen he has had a busy chamber and
Aviv University and since 1993 she
solo career. Mr. Atchison is Violinist
moved to London where she
with the critically acclaimed London
undertook Advanced Solo Studies at
Piano Trio and tours regularly with
the Guildhall School of Music &
them throughout the UK, Germany,
Drama with Professor J.Gibb. Upon
Spain and the Far East. Mr.
completion of the course Olga was
Atchison’s recordings include the
awarded the "Premier Prix", later she
Telemann Twelve Fantasias and the
continued her studies at the Royal
complete Sonatas and Partitas of J.
College of Music with Professor
S. Bach for the Altamira label. The
I.Zaritskaya, where she gained her
Seasons with Sir Michael Gambon
Masters Degree (MMus) in Advanced
and many recordings with the
Performance.In competitions Olga is
London Piano Trio and duo
especially proud of the 1st prize in
recordings with Olga Dudnik.These
the Arianne Katz Competition and
prizes in the Young Soloist of the Year
Competition (1996) and Hong Kong
International Piano Competition
(1997).In London Olga made her
Purcell Room and Wigmore Hall
debuts with a BBC live broadcast
and has appeared with numerous
orchestras including London
Philharmonic Orchestra at the Queen
Elizabeth Hall. Her performances
received great critical acclaim.
Since 1999 Olga joined the staff at
the Guildhall School of Music and
combines a teaching career with a
busy schedule of piano recitals,
concerto and ensemble appearances
across Europe. Her two solo CDs
featuring romantic virtuoso works
were received with great enthusiasm.
Olga's interpretation of contemporary
repertoire also attracted keen
attention and her most recent
recordings include W.Wallace’s
Second Piano Concerto (2002),
performed with the Slovak Radio
Orchestra under Maestro Kirk Trevor
and a Piano Concerto by the award
winning British composer Christopher
Gunning.
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David Jones - Cello
was born in Shrewsbury. Although he
began playing the cello from an early
age he was initially drawn to the
sciences and chose to read
chemistry at Salford University before
deciding to pursue a career as a
'cellist. He joined the Royal Northern
College of Music, Manchester under
the tutelage of Moray Welsh. During
this time he attended master classes
in Perugia, Italy under David Geringas
and also succeeded in becoming a
finalist in the LSO Shell strings
competition.
After completing his degree David
held the position of Co-Principal
‘Cello first in the Halle and then in the
Philharmonia Orchestra where he
played the solos on many recordings
including Tchaikovsky’s 2nd piano
concerto with Barry Douglas (piano)
and the complete Vaughan Williams
symphonies conducted by Leonard
Slatkin.
David was the ‘cellist in the London
Ensemble from 1994 to 2005 and
made regular trips to Japan to great
critical acclaim. Apart from recitals
and other chamber music concerts
David has given performances of
several works from the concerto
repertoire including Dvorak,
Boccherini, Brahms Double Concerto
and Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations.
In 2002 David was appointed
Associate Principal ‘Cello of the
Royal Opera House Orchestra,
Covent Garden, and in the spring of
2009 he joined the London Piano
Trio. !
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THE LONDON PIANO TRIO
Classical Repertoire
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Romantic Repertoire
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Modern Repertoire
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Haydn, Joseph: Piano Trio in A,
Schubert, Franz: Sonata Movement
Arnold, Malcolm: Piano Trio, Op. 54 Hob.XV/18
in B-Major D.28
Fauré, Gabriel: Piano Trio Op.120
Haydn, Joseph: Piano Trio in D-major
Schubert, Franz: Adagio for Piano
Arnstrong Gibbs, Cecil: Piano Trio in
Hob.XV/24
Trio in E flat-Major, D 897 "Notturno"
D Major
Haydn, Joseph: Piano Trio in G,
Schubert, Franz: Piano Trio in B flatArnstrong Gibbs, Cecil: The Three
Hob.XV/25 "Gipsy"
Major, D 898
Graces
Haydn, Joseph: Piano Trio F sharp
Schubert, Franz: Piano Trio in E flatArnstrong Gibbs, Cecil: Country
Minor, Hob.XV/26
Major, D 929
Magic
Haydn, Joseph: Piano Trio C Major,
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix: Piano Arnstrong Gibbs, Cecil: The Yorkshire
Hob.XV/27
Trio No.1 in D-Minor, op.49
Dales
Haydn, Joseph: Piano Trio in E-Major, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix: Piano
Toshio Hosokawa: Memory - In
Hob.XV/28
Trio in C-Minor op.66
Memory of Isang Yun Haydn, Joseph: Piano Trio E flat
Schumann, Robert: Piano Trio No.
Ishmael, Clement: Trio No 1
Major, Hob.XV/29
1,op.63
Ireland, John: Piano Trio No. 1
Haydn, Joseph: Piano Trio in E flat- Schumann, Robert: Piano Trio No.2 in
(Phantasie in A minor)
Minor, Hob.XV/31 "Jacob´s Dream"
F-major, op.80
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang: Piano Trio
Mozart, Wolfgang A.: Piano Trio in B
Brahms, Johannes: Piano Trio B
in D-Major op.1 flat-Major,K.254 "Divertimento"
Major, op.8 Ravel, Maurice: Piano Trio (1914)
Mozart, Wolfgang A.: PIano Trio in GBrahms, Johannes: Piano Trio C
Rawsthorne, Alan: Piano Trio Major, K.496
Major, op.87
Shostakovich, Dmitrij: Piano Trio Nr.1,
Mozart, Wolfgang A.: Piano Trio in BBrahms, Johannes: Piano Trio C
op.8
flat Major, K.502
Minor, op.101
Shostakovich, Dmitrij: Piano Trio in eMozart, Wolfgang A.: Piano Trio in EBrahms, Johannes: Piano Trio A
Minor, op.67
Major K.542
Major, op.post.
Turina, Joaquin: Trio No. 1, Op. 35
Mozart, Wolfgang A.: Piano Trio in C- Dvorak, Antonin: Piano Trio No.1 in B
Turina, Joaquin: Trio No. 2, Op. 76
Major K.548
flat-Major, op.21
Tovey, Donald Francis: Trio in B
Mozart, Wolfgang A.: Piano Trio GDvorak, Antonin: Piano Trio Nr.2 in GMinor, Op. 1
Major K.564
minor, op.26
Tovey, Donald Francis: Trio in C
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Trio in Dvorak, Antonin: Piano Trio Nr.3 in FMinor, Op. 8
E flat-Major, op.1/1
minor, op.65
Tovey, Donald Francis: Trio , Op. 27 Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Trio G Dvorak, Antonin: Piano Trio Nr.4 in EToru Takemitsu: Between Tides Major, op.1/2
Minor, op.90 "Dumky"
Toshio Hosokawa: Memory - In
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Trio C
Smetana, Bedrich: Piano Trio G
Memory of Isang Yun
Minor, op.1/3
Minor, op.15
Ware, Peter: The London Piano Trio
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Trio in Tchaikovsky, Pjotr Iljich: Piano Trio A Joji Yuasa: Solitude in Memoriam T.T.
B-flat major, op.11 "Gassenhauer"
Minor, op.50
Beethoven, Ludwig van: 14 Variations Arensky, Anton: Piano Trio Nr.1 in Dfor Piano Trio in E flat-Major, op.44
Minor, op.32
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Trio in Rachmaninov, Sergej: Trio élégiaque
D-Major, op.70/1 "Ghost"
Nr.1
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Trio E
Debussy, Claude: Piano Trio in Gflat Major, op.70/2
Major
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Trio B
Suk Piano Trio C-Major Op.2
flat Major, op.97 "Archduke"
Suk Elegie
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Allegretto for
Piano Trio B flat Major, WoO 39
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THE LONDON PIANO TRIO
SUGGESTED PROGRAMS
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Haydn, Joseph: Piano Trio in G, Hob.XV/25 "Gipsy" Programme 1
Shostakovich, Dmitrij: Piano Trio in E-Minor, op.67
INTERVAL
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Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix: Piano Trio No.1 in D-minor, op.49
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Suk Piano Trio C-major Op.2
Dvorak, Antonin: Piano Trio Nr.4 in E-Minor, Op.90 "Dumky"
INTERVAL Smetana, Bedrich: Piano Trio g Minor, op.15
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Mozart, Wolfgang A.: Piano Trio in E-major K.542
Brahms, Johannes: Piano Trio C Minor, op.101
INTERVAL
Beethoven, Ludwig Van, Trio in B-flat major, op. 97 ("Archduke")
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Schubert, Franz: Piano Trio in B flat-Major, D 898
INTERVAL
Schubert, Franz: Piano Quintet Op. 114 "The Trout"
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BEETHOVEN CYCLE - Involves 3 Concerts
Concert 1: Trio in B-flat major, op. 11
Trio in C minor, op. 1 no. 3; and Trio in E-flat major, op. 70 no. 2
Concert 2:
Trio in D major, op. 70 no. 1
Variations on an Original Theme, op. 44
Trio in G major, op. 1 no. 2
Concert 3:
Variations on Wenzel Mueller's "Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu" (I am the tailor Kakadu), op. 12a
Trio in E-flat major, op. 1 no. 1
Trio in B-flat major, op. 97 ("Archduke")
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THE LONDON PIANO TRIO
Collaborations are an exciting and
vibrant new string to our bow!
leading lights. He was made
a CBE in 1992 and received
a Knighthood of the British
Empire in the 1998 Queen's
New Years Honors List for
his services to drama.The
role of Albus Dumbledore of
the Harry Potter Movies has
made him a household
name worldwide.
Robert’s seasons
recording with Sir
Michael Gambon
has already
received critical acclaim
world wide, but the trio
are also involved in
collaborative work with
famous Italian Film and
Theatre Actress Milena
Vukotic and Prima
Ballerina Lisa Macuja
Elizalde.
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After joining the National
Theatre, under the Artistic
Directorship of Sir Laurence
Olivier, Michael Gambon
went on to appear in a
number of leading roles in
plays written by Alan
Ayckbourn. His career was
catapulted in 1980 when he
took the lead role in John
Dexter’s production of
"Galileo". Since then,
Gambon has regularly
appeared at the Royal
National Theatre and the
RSC. Roles include, King
Lear, Othello, Mark Anthony
and Volpone. He was
described by the late Sir
Ralph Richardson as being
"The Great Gambon" and he
is now considered to be one
of the British theatre's
Milena Vukotic is a former
ballerina and a stage,
television, and film actress.
Vukotic was born in Rome ,
to a Serbian Montenegrian
comediographer father and
an Italian pianist/composer
mother.
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Lisa Teresita Pacheco
Macuja-Elizalde is
a Prima
Ballerina. She
is the first
Philippine
ballerina,
and first
foreign soloist
who ever joined
the Kirov
Ballet in 1984.
In the
Philippines,
she is the
Artistic
Director of
Ballet Manila
and ViceChairman of
the Philippine
UNESCO
National
Commission. She
was also the
Commissioner of
the National
Commission on the
Role of Filipino
Women. MacujaElizalde is also
Vukotic is known for her role
of Pina in the Fantozzi series
of comedy films. Additional
screen credits include
Arabella, The Adventurers,
Blood for Dracula, The
Phantom of Liberty,
Monsignor, Juliet of the
Spirits
and A
Good
Woman.
She had a
recurring role on the
French television series
Une famille formidable.
Directress
and faculty
member of the Ballet
Manila School – a
training center for ballet
professionals who are
steeped in the Russian
Vaganova
method.
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THE LONDON PIANO TRIO
A Selection of Current Recordings
Albums to be released in 2015 on the Guild label:
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Felix Mendelsshon/Henry Cotter Nixon: Complete piano trios Vol.2
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Tovey: Complete piano quintets
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Christopher Gunning: Piano Trio No.1 (an LPT commission)
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THE LONDON PIANO TRIO
To book the London Piano Trio please contact: !
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Robert Atchison on: + 44 (0)1245 322142
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or e-mail:
bobatchison@btinternet.com
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www.londonpianotrio.com
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To book the London Piano Trio our current fee is:
£1400 (€2200) for all concerts worldwide.
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If we are performing abroad we require you to
provide flights and accommodation on top of our
fee.
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For collaborations fees vary so we need to discuss
this.
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Please feel free to contact us soon.
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Regards !
The London Piano Trio
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