
Jacquin Trio (Jessica Grimes clarinet, Charis Cheung piano, Zoë Mathews violin) perform:
W. A. Mozart Trio in E-flat major ‘Kegelstatt’ KV 498
(1756-1791) Andante ~ Menuetto ~ Rondeaux: Allegretto
Max Bruch Eight Pieces Op. 8
(1828-1020) Allegro con moto ~ Rumänische Melodie ~ Allegro vivace, ma non troppo
Gordon Jacob Trio (1969)
(1895-1984) Adagio molto ~ Menuetto ~ Adagio molto ~ Presto assai
As winners of the Douglas Whittaker Ensemble Prize, the Jacquin Trio have been performing regularly in London and in March this year they reached the semi-finals of the Royal Overseas League Competition. The trio was formed in September 2009 at the Royal College of Music where they are all now in their second postgraduate year. The Jacquin Trio were invited to perform Schumann's Märchenerzählungen at the Schumann Festival at the RCM in April. Future engagements include recitals for Chester and Cambridge Music Societies.
As a scholar of the RCM, Irish clarinettist Jessica Grimes studies with Timothy Lines and Richard Hosford. Pianist Charis Cheung was a finalist of the Canadian Music Competition and during the course of her studies she has been taught by Ruth Nye, Jane Coop and Robert Silverman. Violinist Zoë Matthews currently studies with Simon Rowland-Jones and Rachel Roberts.