Chien-Kim-Watkins Trio: Beethoven’s Complete Piano Trios "Triumph & Transcendence"

The dawn of a new century saw the emergence of a new era of music driven by the sheer genius of Ludwig van Beethoven. We’ve captured all its glory in this final concert of our festival. Constantly revising both his Op. 11 Trio (1792) and Kakadu Variations (1795), Beethoven incorporated many new ideas as they came to him so these pieces certainly evolved over time. These two works didn’t reach the final form that we will hear tonight until two dec...