Beautiful poise: Capuçon, Moreau and Angelich alight in Tsinandali

By James Imam, 12 September 2019

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“Capuçon's violin is sweet and lithe, Moreau's cello nutty and lively”

Reviewed at House Museum of Alexander Chavchavadze, Tsinandali on 10 September 2019

Mendelssohn, Piano Trio no. 1 in D minor, Op.49

Brahms, Piano Trio no. 1 in B major, Op.8

Brahms, Piano Trio no. 2 in C major, Op.87 (Andante con moto)

Renaud Capuçon, Violin

Edgar Moreau, Cello

Nicholas Angelich, Piano

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James Imam

James Imam is an arts journalist writing for publications including The Financial Times, The Times, Musical America and Opera magazine. He grew up in Manchester, read anthropology at Cambridge and has since lived in Milan. As a once-aspiring countertenor he has an abiding interest in Baroque music.