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The Mithras Trio
Formed in 2017, the Mithras Piano Trio has already won many of
the most prestigious prizes open to young chamber ensembles,
and in 2021 they were selected for the BBC New Generation
Artists programme. On Saturday 30 July at 7.30pm the trio
perform Cecilia McDowall’s elegiac Cavatina, Beethoven’s Piano

Trio Op.70 No.2 and Tchaikovsky’s only Piano Trio; the latter,
written in memory of his close friend, the pianist Nikolai
Rubinstein, is a bold and passionate work. Tickets £23 (conc.
£14).

The Mithras Piano Trio return to the Picture Gallery on Sunday 31
July at 12 noon for Fauré’s Piano Trio in D, praised for its ‘elegant

clarity and serenity’. The same qualities are apparent in Lili
Boulanger’s vision of Spring. This programme also features
Mozart’s Piano Trio. Tickets £15 (conc. £9).

Angela Hewitt plays a beautifully crafted programme for the
Festival Finale, featuring Mozart Piano Sonatas, Bach’s French
Overture in B minor, and Chopin’s 2 Nocturnes. One of the most
mesmerising musicians of the day, Angela has the ability to