Recognized for over 40 years as having set the standard for performance of piano trio literature, the Beaux Arts Trio will perform at Cornell Monday, Nov. 3, at 8 p.m. in Statler Auditorium. The group's program consists of two of the best-loved piano trios ever written: Trio in B Major, Op. 8 by Johannes Brahms and the Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 99 by Franz Schubert.
Tickets for the performance are $19.50 to $26; $14.50 to $21 for students; and are available at the Lincoln Hall ticket office, 105 Lincoln Hall, Monday through Friday from 9:45 a.m., to 1:45 p.m. or by calling 255-5144. VISA, MasterCard, Discover and CornellCard are accepted. Statler Auditorium box office will open before the performance at 7:15 p.m.
The Beaux Arts Trio, composed of pianist Menahem Pressler, violinist Ida Kavafian and cellist Peter Wiley, continues to ignite enthusiasm from audiences and reviewers around the world. The trio has performed at all of the world's major music centers including New York, Boston, Chicago, Washington, D.C., London, Paris, Berlin, Munich, Vienna, Amsterdam, Moscow, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney. The group has been invited and re-invited by these centers for more than 100 concerts and master classes each year.
The Beaux Arts Trio's extensive discography on Philips Records encompasses the entire piano-trio literature. The trio's recordings have brought several coveted awards, including the Gramophone Record of the Year and the Stereo Review Record of the Year awards.
The complete schedule, program and artist information is available on the Cornell Concert Series Web site at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/Cornell_Concert_Series/.