Shriver Hall Concert Series Presents Grammy-Nominated Tetzlaff-Tetzlaff-Dorken Trio

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SHRIVER HALL CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS
GRAMMY-NOMINATED TETZLAFF-TETZLAFF-DÖRKEN TRIO

Featuring Schubert’s B-flat Trio,
Plus Works by Beethoven and Dvorák on
Sunday, March 26 at Shriver Hall

“It was sophisticated music making, joyously conveyed and received in kind,
a rare and memorable evening” – The WholeNote

www.shriverconcerts.org

Baltimore, MD (February 21, 2023) — Shriver Hall Concert Series (SHCS) — Baltimore’s premier presenter of chamber music ensembles and solo recitalists — continues its 2022-23 season at Shriver Hall on Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. with the Tetzlaff-Tetzlaff-Dörken Trio in their first North American tour since 2019. A pre-concert talk takes place with The Peabody Institute's Anna Celenza at 4:30pm and is open to all ticket holders.

The trio – originally comprised of violinist Christian Tetzlaff, cellist Tanja Tetzlaff, and pianist Lars Vogt – has dedicated this tour to the memory of Lars who passed away from cancer in September 2022. Pianist Kiveli Dörken, who has played chamber music and recitals with the Tetzlaffs and Vogt for many years, has graciously stepped in at the request of Christian and Tanja. SHCS is happy to welcome Kiveli to Baltimore and see Christian and Tanja again – this concert will mark the violinist’s third appearance on the series and the cellist’s second: In October 2011, Christian performed with the late Lars Vogt, and in November 2017, Christian and Tanja performed as part of the Tetzlaff Quartet along with Elisabeth Kufferath and Hanna Weinmeister.

The evening’s program begins with Beethoven’s Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1, No. 3, which displays a quirky and playful combination of Sturm und Drang turbulence. The piece is packed with explosive energy and air of brooding menace reminding us that Beethoven, having written the Trio while in his mid-twenties, had already established himself as one of Europe’s leading virtuosos.

Following is Dvorák’s Piano Trio No. 2 in G minor, Op. 26, which showcases the composer’s gift for folk-like lyricism, subtle rhythmic modulations, and sophisticated thematic development. Completed in January 1876, this was the second of Dvorák’s four extant piano trios suggesting that he found the combination of piano, violin, and cello a congenial medium for expressing his growing interest in Czech folk music.

The concert concludes with Schubert’s Piano Trio in B-flat major, D. 898, which was debuted posthumously and often described in comparison to the composer’s Trio in E-flat major, D. 929. Robert Shumann characterized the B-flat Trio as “more passive, lyric, and feminine” while the “Trio in E-flat major is more spirited, masculine, and dramatic.” But in both works there exists the same restless toggling between light and shadow, lyricism and drama, impetuosity and repose.

About the concert, Tanja Teztlaff shares, “We are so much looking forward to playing for the great and attentive audience at Shriver Hall! The program we will be performing is composed of three jewels of chamber music history, including our favorite composers Schubert and Dvorák – especially the Dvorák G minor trio, not played as often as the famous Dumky trio, which is a piece of overwhelming beauty, with its folkloric background and an underlying deep melancholy. Interestingly enough, it is said that when Dvorák was writing it in 1876, he was greatly influenced by the works of Schubert – let’s see if, together with you, we can dive deep into the music feeling this connection during our concert!”

Shriver Hall Concert Series’ 22-23 Subscription Series at Shriver Hall includes the Dover Quartet and double-bassist Joseph Conyers, in his Baltimore debut, on Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 5:30pm; the return of pianist Piotr Anderszewski on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 5:30pm; and Grammy-nominated quintet Imani Winds on Sunday, May 14, 2023 at 5:30pm. SHCS’ 22-23 free Discovery Series features the Thalea String Quartet on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 3:00pm at UMBC’s Linehan Concert Hall.

Concert Information
Tetzlaff-Tetzlaff-Dörken Trio
Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 5:30pm
Shriver Hall | 3400 N. Charles Street | Baltimore, MD 21218
Tickets: $44 Regular Admission; $10 Students
Link: https://www.shriverconcerts.org/tetzlaff

BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1, No. 3
DVORÁK: Piano Trio No. 2 in G minor, Op. 26
SCHUBERT: Piano Trio in B-flat major, D. 898

Tetzlaff-Tetzlaff-Dörken Trio
     Christian Tetzlaff, violin
     Tanja Tetzlaff, cello
     Kiveli Dörken, piano

About Shriver Hall Concert Series
For more than 50 years, Shriver Hall Concert Series (SHCS) has been “Baltimore’s finest importer of classical music talent” (The Baltimore Sun) and the area’s premier presenter of chamber music ensembles and solo recitalists with a mission to craft performances and educational programs at the highest level of excellence. A 5-time recipient of Baltimore Magazine’s distinction “Best Classical Music” in its annual “Best of Baltimore” issue, the coveted subscription series features many of the world’s most renowned soloists and ensembles, presented in The Johns Hopkins University’s Shriver Hall.

Founded in 1966 by Dr. Ernest Bueding, a pharmacologist at The Johns Hopkins University, and a group of similarly dedicated music enthusiasts, SHCS set out to make an important contribution to the vitality of an already vibrant city. When flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal walked onto the stage of Shriver Hall for the first concert, more than 1,100 people witnessed the launch of what is now recognized as a remarkable success story: Shriver Hall Concert Series. In the succeeding years SHCS has presented hundreds of acclaimed and emerging international artists in classical chamber music and recitals and a legacy of important debuts and premieres. In addition, SHCS collaborates with local schools and subsidizes hundreds of student tickets each season.

The list of artists presented by SHCS is remarkable—Radu Lupu, Murray Perahia, Ewa Podlés, Maurizio Pollini, Jacqueline du Pré, Mstislav Rostropovich, Jordi Savall, András Schiff, Rudolf Serkin, Janos Starker, Daniil Trifonov, Lynn Harrell, Emmanuel Ax, Alban Berg Quartet, Guarneri Quartet, Kronos Quartet, Cleveland Quartet, and Quartetto Italiano, among many others. SHCS also has a history of championing important musicians early in their careers, including Richard Goode, Hilary Hahn, Hélène Grimaud, Dawn Upshaw, Lang Lang, and the Emerson String Quartet. Commissioned composers include Timo Andres, Sebastian Currier, Jonathan Leshnoff, James Lee III, Hannah Lash, Caroline Shaw, and Nina C. Young.

Designed specifically for the community, SHCS offers the Discovery Series, a series of free concerts presented in venues throughout the region focused on artists emerging on the national and international scene. Artists featured include Narek Hakhnazaryan, Colin Currie, Xavier Foley, Eric Lu, and the Dover Quartet. SHCS also offers the annual Spring Lecture Series, a series of free talks focused on annual topics related to the intersection of music and society, and a variety of student programs.

For more information, visit www.shriverconcerts.org.

About Tetzlaff-Tetzlaff-Dörken Trio
Originally comprised of violinist Christian Tetzlaff, cellist Tanja Tetzlaff and pianist Lars Vogt, the Trio made its debut performance at the Rheingau Festival in summer 2004. Since then, they have performed to great acclaim in many of the major music centers in Europe and North America.

The Trio made its North American debut in February 2010 and since then have appeared in New York’s Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Orange County, Vancouver, Denver, Toronto, Princeton, Yale, and the Library of Congress. During their fourth North American tour in the 22/23 season, they return to San Francisco for three performances and make their debuts at Duke University as well as in Baltimore, Houston and Troy, NY and at New York City’s 92nd Street Y.

Equally busy internationally, the Trio has performed in Paris, Berlin, Tokyo, London, Frankfurt, Bilbao, and Luxemburg among other cities.

The Trio’s first recording of the three Brahms Trios for Ondine received stellar reviews and was nominated for a Grammy. Their second recording, also for Ondine, featured the Dvorak Piano Trios and was released in the fall of 2018. Their next release was the Schubert Piano Trios in November 2022, also for Ondine.

In September 2022, Lars Vogt tragically passed away from cancer. Christian and Tanja Tetzlaff asked pianist Kiveli Dörken to join them for this tour. The Tetzlaffs and Lars Vogt worked with Ms. Dörken playing chamber music and recitals for many years and we are all grateful that she has made herself available to participate in the tour.

This tour is dedicated to the memory of Lars Vogt.

Equally at home in the repertoire of classical and romantic music as well as the 20th century, Christian Tetzlaff has set standards with his interpretations of the great violin concertos with the world’s greatest orchestras. As a soloist and chamber musician, he regularly gives guest performances in all the major international music metropolises. He plays a violin by Peter Greiner. His website is christian-tetzlaff.de.

Tanja Tetzlaff performs as a soloist and chamber musician throughout Europe as well as in the USA, Australia, and Japan, and is a regular guest at international festivals. Ms. Tetzlaff carries an unusually broad repertoire of standard cello works as well as compositions composed in the 20th and 21st century, and is particularly active organizing and participating in ground-breaking concert productions which include other art forms and often focus on current events, like climate change. She plays a violoncello by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini from 1776. Her website is en.tanjatetzlaff.com.

An active performer with orchestras and in recital in Germany, Kiveli Dörken dedicates a considerable amount of her time to playing chamber music and performs regularly with artists such as Christian Tetzlaff, Maximilian Hornung, and Tanja Tetzlaff. She studied with Lars Vogt at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien in Hanover and is also the Artistic Director of the Molyvos International Music Festival (MIMF) on the Greek Island Lesbos, a festival she founded in 2015. Her website is kiveli-doerken.com. 

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