This chamber music concert is a celebration of musical textures featuring the number three. It was inspired by Thomas Adès’ Sonata with its unusual instrumentation of oboe, horn, and harpsichord that combines a contemporary style with French Baroque flair. Adès wrote this work as an homage to Claude Debussy, thus providing the perfect link to Debussy’s exuberant and extremely popular Sonata. In between the two works, Franco Donatoni’s Small II lends a striking contrast. After an intense first half, the second half of the concert features more “classical” trios, so to speak, that are connected through the use of the piano. Unusually, however, these were written by the rarely performed composers Charles Koechlin, August Klughardt, and Eugène Goossens. These works are distinguished by profound, lavish, and distinct melodies that allow each instrument to showcase its vocal qualities.

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Chamber Concert “Trio con variazioni”

Evangelische Akademie Tutzing

François Bastian

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Jan 31 - Feb 1, 2026

Chamber Concert “Trio con variazioni” · Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Future and recently performed repertoire

Horn in Sonata da Caccia by Adès

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Horn in Small II by Donatoni

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Horn in Deux nocturnes by Koechlin

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

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