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M o z a r t T r i o 
Firmly established as one of the most versatile and exciting chamber ensembles to emerge in recent years, the London Mozart Trio (formed, 1989) has attracted considerable critical acclaim for its many committed performances and profound musicianship.
Combining Schubert and Dvorák, the Trio's debut recital disc received unanimous praise from the musical press: the BBC's Building a Library series selected the Schubert Trio in B flat D.898 as overall first choice from all twenty available recordings. Further recordings followed, as have numerous performances at festivals and major concert halls in the UK and abroad.
The distinguished violinist Krzysztof Smietana joined Colin Stone and Leonid Gorokhov in 1999, and the ensemble has rapidly gone from strength to strength. The Trio's Wigmore Hall concert in January 2000 moved The Strad to write,
The Trio has played at the Mozartfest in Amsterdam and the Abendmusik series at Bergun in Switzerland, and it has been in residence at Freden Festival in Germany. All three members of the Trio are leading soloists in their own right; their many concert performances and recordings have received outstanding critical acclaim.
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Firmly established as one of the most versatile and exciting chamber ensembles to emerge in recent years, the London Mozart Trio (formed, 1989) has attracted considerable critical acclaim for its many committed performances and profound musicianship.
Combining Schubert and Dvorák, the Trio's debut recital disc received unanimous praise from the musical press: the BBC's Building a Library series selected the Schubert Trio in B flat D.898 as overall first choice from all twenty available recordings. Further recordings followed, as have numerous performances at festivals and major concert halls in the UK and abroad.
The distinguished violinist Krzysztof Smietana joined Colin Stone and Leonid Gorokhov in 1999, and the ensemble has rapidly gone from strength to strength. The Trio's Wigmore Hall concert in January 2000 moved The Strad to write,
'fine pianism and some of
the loveliest string playing I have heard recently …
it is rare to hear
such a mellow violin tone as Smietana's and Gorokhov
is a cellist in a thousand.'
The Trio has played at the Mozartfest in Amsterdam and the Abendmusik series at Bergun in Switzerland, and it has been in residence at Freden Festival in Germany. All three members of the Trio are leading soloists in their own right; their many concert performances and recordings have received outstanding critical acclaim.