Lea Hausmann, violin
Samuel Shepherd, cello
Mengjie Han, piano
In association with Goethe Institute, Max Mueller Bhavan, Pune
In a programme of Haydn: Piano Trio in C Major, Hob. XV:27, Schumann: Piano trio No. 3 Op. 110, Andrea Tarrodi: ‘Moorlands’ (India premiere) and Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66
Photo: Marco Borggreve
The Amatis Piano Trio was founded in 2014 by German violinist Lea Hausmann, British cellist Samuel Shepherd and Dutch/Chinese pianist Mengjie Han.
Only weeks after forming, the trio won the audience prize at the Grachtenfestival-Concours in Amsterdam, which quickly lead to their debut at the Royal Concertgebouw and concert engagements throughout the Netherlands. Winners of the 2015 International Parkhouse Award in Wigmore Hall, the trio went on to win several international prizes and competitions. Most recently they were awarded 1st trio at the International Joseph Joachim Competition in Weimar, Germany and named Dutch Classical Talent 2016. Soon after they were selected as BBC New Generation Artists 2016-2018.
The young, international trio has since emerged as one of the leading piano trios among the new generation, receiving enthusiastic responses from audiences and critics across the UK, Europe and Asia.
For the 2018/2019 season the trio has been selected as ‘ECHO Rising Stars’ by the European Concert Hall Organisation, following their nomination by the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Konzerthaus Dortmund and the Philharmonie Cologne which will see them perform in 23 of the most prestigious concert venues throughout Europe.
