Established in 2017 while students at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, The Mithras Trio shot to international recognition by winning first prize at the 10th Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition in 2019.
In the same year they also achieved first prizes in the 67th Royal Over-Seas League Music Competition and Cavatina Intercollegiate Chamber Music Competition.
The Trio – Ionel Manciu (violin), Leo Popplewell (cello) and Dominic Degavino (piano) – will give the next concert for Canterbury Music Club which we are supporting as part of our commitment to the arts.
Three great works
It takes place at 3pm on. Sunday, February 19 at the stunning Colyer-Fergusson Hall at Kent University, Canterbury.
The programme features three great works – Beethoven’s Piano Trio in E flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1, Rachmaninoff ‘s Trio élégiaque No.1 in G minor and Dvorak’s Piano Trio No. 4, Op. 90 ‘Dumky.’
Passionate
The Mithras Trio has performed at many of London’s major venues, including Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and Milton Court Concert Hall, and have also appeared in concerts across Europe and North America. They were selected as Kirckman Concert Society Young Artists for the 2019/2020 season and Countess of Munster Trust Recital Scheme Artists for 2020-2023.
They are passionate exponents of contemporary music, having worked extensively with Helen Grime and Julian Philips and have given world premières of works by Péter Tornyai and Joy Lisney. They recorded their debut album for Linn Records, set for release in autumn 2023.
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