We are excited to introduce the Sitkovetsky Trio to Tulsa, featuring two of Beethoven’s most famous piano trios. The “Ghost” Trio is nicknamed for its evocative and error slow movement. The “Archduke” Trio is known for its sweeping grandeur, considered by many to be the greatest piano trio ever written.
Saturday, March 6, 2027 | 7:00 pm | Westby Pavilion, Tulsa PAC
Kelly-Marie Murphy Give Me Phoenix Wings to Fly
Ludwig van Beethoven Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97, “Archduke”
Sunday, March 7, 2027 | 3:00 pm | Williams Theatre, Tulsa PAC
Ludwig van Beethoven Trio in D major, Op. 70, No. 1, “Ghost”
Cécile Chaminade Trio in A minor, Op. 34
Robert Schumann Trio in G minor, Op. 110
About the Artists
The Sitkovetsky Trio has established itself as an outstanding piano trio. With its thoughtful and committed approach, the ensemble is critically acclaimed and has been invited to perform in the most prestigious concert halls worldwide – including the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Alte Oper Frankfurt, the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, the Musée du Louvre in Paris, the Auditori in Barcelona, Wigmore Hall in London, and Lincoln Center in New York.
The ensemble has been awarded a number of prestigious prizes, such as the BBC Music Magazine Chamber Music Award, the NORDMETALL Chamber Music Prize of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Festival, the first prize of the Commerzbank International Chamber Music Competition and the Philharmonia-Martin Chamber Music Award. It has also received valuable support from well-known institutions such as the Hattori Foundation, the Musician’s Benevolent Fund, the Fidelio Trust and the Swiss Global Artistic Foundation. The trio was also supported by the Music Initiative as part of the German Neustart Kultur funding program.
Since 2014, a large number of recordings by the Sitkovetsky Trio have been released on the BIS Records label. Including a compilation with works by Smetana, Suk and Dvořák, which was enthusiastically received by critics. This was followed by further releases on the Wigmore Live label and recordings of Mendelssohn piano trios, as well as an album juxtaposing Ravel and Saint-Saëns, which was awarded the BBC Music Magazine Award, among others.
The trio continues to impress its critics with its “sophistication in sound and articulation” (concerti, October 2024, Helge Birkelbach), its ability to oscillate “seamlessly between pausing and rushing forward” (FAZ, September 2024) and “with somnambulistic security to achieve maximum expression” (NDR, August 2024).
Alexander Sitkovetsky plays the Antonio Stradivarius violin “Parera” from 1679, generously provided to him by the Beare’s International Violin Society. Isang Enders plays a cello by Carlo Tononi (Venice, 1720), on loan from the J. & A. Beare Violin Society.
