Greytown Music Group –
Ghost Trio in Greytown
In 2019 Violinist Monique Lapins, Pianist Gabriela Glapska, and Cellist Ken Ichinosi combined as a piano trio as one of Gabriela’s PhD recital projects. Having quickly realised that they immensly enjoyed playing together, they decided to continue working as a trio. They took their trio name from Beethoven’s Ghost Trio which they In 2019 Violinist Monique Lapins, Pianist Gabriela Glapska, and Cellist Ken Ichinosi played at their first public concert, in a packed church, after last year’s lockdown ended.
For their Greytown concert , cellist Rolf Gjelsten, will replace Ken, due to a late NZSO programme chamge from which Ken was unable to get leave.
The concert will start with Beethoven’s PianoTtrio in E flat major Op1 No1, first performed in 1795 as part of a set of three trios in the house of Prince Lichnowsky. to whom they are dedicated, with Beethoven playing the piano.
Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho’s work “Light and Matter” will follow. Written while watching the changing light and colours on glinting leaves and immobile tree trunks in the sunshine, Saariaho’s piece features varied tempi and textures, dreaminess and drama.
NZ composer Kirsten Strom’s work ” Speeding through the Night” was inspired by the night train journey from National Park around The Spiral to Raurimu, starting serenely and evolving into a fun rhythmic groove.
The last work is a very exciting and virtuosic Piano trio by Mieczyslaw Weinberg.
Monique and Rolf are members of the NZ String Quartet, Rolf since 1994 and Monique since 2016. Monique is originally from Australia. As an Emerging Artist with the Australian Chamber Orchestra she has toured extensively with them and other groups in Australia, and also in Singapore, Japan and France.
Rolf grew up in Canada, singing, dancing and playing accordion in concerts featuring his parents’ Norwegian folk dancing group. He began his cello studies at the age of 15, and by 22 he was the youngest member of the Berlin Symphony Orchestra. Gabriela hails from Poland and was awarded a Victoria Doctoral scholarship enabling her to do a PhD in Music Performance at Victoria University in Wellington. Having completed her degree, she has been working with composers and singers, and accompanies at the NZ School of Music.
The concert will be held at 57 Wood Street, Greytown, at 4pm on Sunday 30th May. Admission $25 adults and $10 for students. Contact Ed and Juliet Cooke by phone 06 304 9497 or email efjacooke@gmail.com to book.
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