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SUMMARY:Smetana Trio:  Piano\, Violin\, Cello
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DESCRIPTION:The Smetana Trio\, founded in 1934 by the legendary Czech piani
 st Josef\nPálenícek\, violinist Alexandr Plocek and cellist František S
 metana\,\nis today’s foremost Czech chamber ensemble. Currently comprise
 d of\nJitka Cechová (piano)\, Jan Talich (violin)\, and Jan Pálenícek\n
 (cello)\, the Smetana perpetuates the interpretational ideals created\nby 
 its illustrious predecessors as well as other superlative\n20th-century so
 loists active in chamber music. “There is nothing\nroutine about the Sme
 tana Trio’s approach to this engaging\nrepertoire. Every aspect of their
  interpretation is carefully\nconsidered without losing an ounce of sponta
 neity. Individual lines\nare remarkable for their focus and beauty\, thoug
 h the powerful sense\nof ensemble is never sacrificed to individual displa
 y.” - BBC Music\nMagazine Following a triumphant\, multi-city North Amer
 ican tour in the\n2017-2018 season\, the Smetana Trio returned to the Unit
 ed States in\nspring 2019 with programs including piano trios by Rachmanin
 off\,\nMartinů\, Dvořák\, Novak\, and Smetana. Highlights from this tou
 r\nincluded performances at the University of Oregon\, Friends of Chamber\
 nMusic Vancouver\, and Queen’s University in Ontario. Overseas\, the\nTr
 io embarked on several European tours with performances throughout\nthe Cz
 ech Republic\, Germany\, Switzerland\, Italy\, and the United\nKingdom\, w
 here the Trio was presented by London’s Wigmore Hall. The\nTrio returns 
 to North America in the 2022-2023 sesaon.  The Smetana\nTrio has toured e
 xtensively in both chamber ensemble and as orchestral\nsoloists\, working 
 with conductors such as Jirí Belohlávek\, Libor\nPešek\, John Axelrod\,
  Michael Boder\, Tomáš Hanus and Stanislav\nVavrínek and orchestras suc
 h as the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra\,\nOrchestra della Svizzera italiana L
 ugano\, Orchestre National des Pays\nde la Loire\, Prague Symphony Orchest
 ra\, Prague Philharmonic\, Chamber\nPhilharmonic Orchestra Pardubice and M
 oravian Philharmonic Orchestra\nOlomouc. Festivals and concert series incl
 ude Cambrai\, Aix-en-Provence\nand Nice in France\, and Munich\, Würzburg
  and Tübingen in Germany. In\n2015 the Smetana Trio toured South America 
 with performances in Lima\,\nMedellin\, Rio de Janeiro as well as the Beet
 hoven Triple Concerto with\nthe Brazilian Symphony Orchestra.   With an 
 impressive discography\nof nearly a dozen albums recorded exclusively for 
 Supraphon since\n2000\, the group’s recordings include an album featurin
 g the complete\npiano trios of Shostakovich and Ravel\, and an all-Dvořá
 k disc which\nreceived BBC Music Magazine’s Chamber Award for 2007 and t
 he French\nDiapason d'Or. Additional discs include works by Smetana\, Tcha
 ikovsky\,\nMendelssohn and Schubert. In 2019\, the group released a new al
 bum of\nlate-19th century piano trios by Zemlinsky\, Rachmaninov\, and Are
 nsky.\nIn spring 2017\, the Smetana Trio was voted to win the BBC Music\nM
 agazine's Chamber Award for its recording of the complete trios by\nBohusl
 av Martinů\, released by Supraphon Records in March 2015. The\nacclaimed 
 recording received such recognition as BBC Music\nMagazine’s June 2016 R
 ecording of the Month\, Sunday Times Recording\nof the Week\, Diapason d'O
 r award\, and a review on theArtsDesk.com\nopining “this is the greatest
  chamber disc I’ve heard in ages\, and\nI can’t imagine a better intro
 duction to Martinů's music. Coastal\nConcerts is supported\, in part\, by
  a grant from the Delaware Division\nof the Arts\, a state agency\, in par
 tnership with the National\nEndowment for the Arts. The Division promotes 
 Delaware arts events on\nwww.DelawareScene.com For the 2022-23 Season\, th
 e engagement of the\nCurtis on Tour: Viano String Quartet with Roberto Dia
 z (Viola)\, and\nAmy Yang (Piano) is made possible through the Special Pre
 senters\nInitiative program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support f
 rom\nthe National Endowment for the Arts and the Delaware Division of the\
 nArts. Venue: Coastal Concerts.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Smetana Trio\, founded in 1934 by the lege
 ndary Czech pianist Josef Pálenícek\, violinist Alexandr Plocek and cell
 ist František Smetana\, is today’s foremost Czech chamber ensemble. Cur
 rently comprised of Jitka Cechová (piano)\, Jan Talich (violin)\, and Jan
  Pálenícek (cello)\, the Smetana perpetuates the interpretational ideals
  created by its illustrious predecessors as well as other superlative 20th
 -century soloists active in chamber music. “There is nothing routine abo
 ut the Smetana Trio’s approach to this engaging repertoire. Every aspect
  of their interpretation is carefully considered without losing an ounce o
 f spontaneity. Individual lines are remarkable for their focus and beauty\
 , though the powerful sense of ensemble is never sacrificed to individual 
 display.” - BBC Music Magazine Following a triumphant\, multi-city North
  American tour in the 2017-2018 season\, the Smetana Trio returned to the 
 United States in spring 2019 with programs including piano trios by Rachma
 ninoff\, Martinů\, Dvořák\, Novak\, and Smetana. Highlights from this t
 our included performances at the University of Oregon\, Friends of Chamber
  Music Vancouver\, and Queen’s University in Ontario. Overseas\, the Tri
 o embarked on several European tours with performances throughout the Czec
 h Republic\, Germany\, Switzerland\, Italy\, and the United Kingdom\, wher
 e the Trio was presented by London’s Wigmore Hall. The Trio returns to N
 orth America in the 2022-2023 sesaon.  The Smetana Trio has toured extens
 ively in both chamber ensemble and as orchestral soloists\, working with c
 onductors such as Jirí Belohlávek\, Libor Pešek\, John Axelrod\, Michae
 l Boder\, Tomáš Hanus and Stanislav Vavrínek and orchestras such as the
  Bamberg Symphony Orchestra\, Orchestra della Svizzera italiana Lugano\, O
 rchestre National des Pays de la Loire\, Prague Symphony Orchestra\, Pragu
 e Philharmonic\, Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice and Moravian Phi
 lharmonic Orchestra Olomouc. Festivals and concert series include Cambrai\
 , Aix-en-Provence and Nice in France\, and Munich\, Würzburg and Tübinge
 n in Germany. In 2015 the Smetana Trio toured South America with performan
 ces in Lima\, Medellin\, Rio de Janeiro as well as the Beethoven Triple Co
 ncerto with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra.   With an impressive disco
 graphy of nearly a dozen albums recorded exclusively for Supraphon since 2
 000\, the group’s recordings include an album featuring the complete pia
 no trios of Shostakovich and Ravel\, and an all-Dvořák disc which receiv
 ed BBC Music Magazine’s Chamber Award for 2007 and the French Diapason d
 'Or. Additional discs include works by Smetana\, Tchaikovsky\, Mendelssohn
  and Schubert. In 2019\, the group released a new album of late-19th centu
 ry piano trios by Zemlinsky\, Rachmaninov\, and Arensky. In spring 2017\, 
 the Smetana Trio was voted to win the BBC Music Magazine's Chamber Award f
 or its recording of the complete trios by Bohuslav Martinů\, released by 
 Supraphon Records in March 2015. The acclaimed recording received such rec
 ognition as BBC Music Magazine’s June 2016 Recording of the Month\, Sund
 ay Times Recording of the Week\, Diapason d'Or award\, and a review on the
 ArtsDesk.com opining “this is the greatest chamber disc I’ve heard in 
 ages\, and I can’t imagine a better introduction to Martinů's music. Co
 astal Concerts is supported\, in part\, by a grant from the Delaware Divis
 ion of the Arts\, a state agency\, in partnership with the National Endowm
 ent for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on www.Delawa
 reScene.com For the 2022-23 Season\, the engagement of the Curtis on Tour:
  Viano String Quartet with Roberto Diaz (Viola)\, and Amy Yang (Piano) is 
 made possible through the Special Presenters Initiative program of Mid Atl
 antic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Art
 s and the Delaware Division of the Arts. Venue: Coastal Concerts.
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