ENSEMBLE KANDINSKY

Fabio di Càsola, clarinet

In 1990, at the age of 23, Fabio Di Càsola won the 1st prize at the prestigious 'Concours de Genève'. This was followed by invitations to major international festivals such as the Berlin Festival. He performs as a soloist with orchestras such as the Russian National Orchestra, the Prague Chamber Orchestra, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the Musikkollegium Winterthur, the Orchestra delle Svizzera Italiana, the Lucerne Festival Strings and many others, and as a member of various chamber music formations. Fabio Di Càsola is a professor at the Zurich University of the Arts and artistic director of "klang-Musiktage auf Schloss Meggenhorn". "His brilliant... unforgettable performance... can think of no higher praise.." – writes the 'Sunday Times' about his SONY Mozart Clarinet Concerto CD. The Swiss journal 'Musik&Theater' states: 'Fabio Di Càsola is indisputably the number one Swiss clarinetist today. ...'.

Thomas Grossenbacher, Violoncello

Thomas Grossenbacher was born in Zurich. For many years he was principal cellist in the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich. He has performed successfully as a soloist with conductors such as David Zinman, Sir John Elder, Armin Jordan and Sir Antonio Pappano and orchestras such as the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, the Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin and the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Rome) as well as chamber music partners with Radu Lupu, Leon Fleisher, Yuja Wang, Helene Grimaud, Joshua Bell and the Carmina Quartet Zurich. His CD recordings, especially "Don Quixote" (Arte Nova) by Richard Strauss with the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich under the direction of David Zinman, have received great international attention. As a lecturer at ZHdK Zurich, Thomas Grossenbacher is also very committed.

Benjamin Engeli, piano

Benjamin Engeli grew up in Kreuzlingen in a family of musicians. He received his training as a pianist from Maurizio Pollini and Andràs Schiff, among others. He now performs in many European countries, in Australia, Brazil, China, India, Canada, Lebanon and the USA and performs with orchestras such as the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra Moscow and the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich. In addition to his work as a soloist, he devotes himself enthusiastically to chamber music: as a member of the Tecchler Trio, he won the ARD Music Competition in Munich in 2007, and he currently performs worldwide with the Gershwin Piano Quartet and other formations. Until 2017 he was a lecturer in chamber music at the University of Music in Basel and is now a piano professor at the Feldkirch State Conservatory.

Program:

Paul Juon (1872-1940)
Trio miniature op. 18 for clarinet, cello and piano


Max Bruch (1838-1920)
5 pieces from op. 83 for clarinet, cello and piano


Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano op. 114