Cellist Raphael Wallfisch on Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch’s Concert
Our classical music season begins Monday 18 September with a performance from three titans of the classical music world, Hagai Shaham ( violin), Arnon Erez (piano) and Raphael Wallfisch (cello), performing as Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch.
We caught up with cellist Raphael Wallfisch ahead of the concert to ask a bit more about what audiences can expect from the performance.
Can you tell us a bit more how your trio got started?
Hagai and I met playing chamber music at the Prades Festival many years ago , we enjoyed playing together, and soon decided that we would join with Hagai’s long time duo partner, Arnon Erez, to form a trio.
(You can read the more about the trio’s full biography here.)
Your programme features quite a range of composers – is there an overarching theme for the concert?
The programme we are playing at Stoller Hall includes two of the greatest piano trios, Beethoven’s Op. 1 No. 3, that Haydn declared ‘not a piece for the public of the day’ – it being too revolutionary! To this, we add the seldom heard Variations on a Hebrew Melody by the Israeli composer, Paul Ben Haim, and the beautiful movement for piano trio by Grieg.
Is there a particular piece in the programme that you’re most looking forward to, and if so why?
The fantastic trio by Ravel, a total masterpiece, and a tour de force!
If you could describe what you’d like the audience to feel during the concert in three words, what would those three words be?
I hope that the incredibly stylistically varied programme is as appealing and enjoyable to the audience as it is for us to play!
Book your tickets for the Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch concert on Monday 18 September (student and U18 discounts available.)
