Powerful performances by the Leonore Piano Trio in Sheffield

By Phil Parker, 02 October 2025

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“a performance of thrilling tension and excitement”

Reviewed at Upper Chapel, Sheffield on 30 September 2025

Mendelssohn, Variations Concertantes in D major, Op.17

Chopin, Trio in G minor for piano, violin and cello, Op.8

Schumann C., 3 Romances for violin and piano, Op.22

Mendelssohn, Piano Trio no. 2 in C minor, Op.66

Mendelssohn, Piano Trio no. 1 in D minor, Op.49 (Andante con moto tranquillo)

Leonore Piano Trio

Benjamin Nabarro, Violin

Gemma Rosefield, Cello

Tim Horton, Piano

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*****

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Steve Draper, 17th September

The Leonore Trio begin a series, pairing some of the greatest piano trios of the 19th century with Haydn’s.

****1

Symmetries in Sound: Ensemble 360 explores music and maths

Phil Parker, 13th February

Forwards? Backwards? Upside down? All three at once? From Machaut to Pärt, Ensemble 360 considers the relationship between musical structures and varieties of mathematical pattern.

****1

Russian spring breaks early in the Crucible Playhouse

Phil Parker, 10th January

Horton and Gavrić take in swooning late Romanticism and brittle Soviet-era irony before unleashing the power of the Russian spring

****1

Leonore Piano Trio: effortlessly impeccable in Sheffield

Phil Parker, 8th October

Slow movements steal the show in the Leonore Piano Trio’s superlative Music in the Round recital in Sheffield.

*****

Grief and joy vie for supremacy in Ensemble 360’s season opener

Phil Parker, 18th September

Ensemble 360 offer a game of two halves at the Sheffield Crucible Playhouse, pairing works by Pavel Haas and Leoš Janáček.

****1

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Phil Parker

Phil is a retired A-level English teacher who is now able to devote his life to things he really wants to do with his time. These include, but are not limited to: writing short fiction (his first collection, Girl with Fan, was published in late 2023), singing, creating programme notes for his choir’s concerts, volunteering, cooking, reading, and attending all home games at his beloved Manchester City. Alongside these is listening to classical music (live, on disc and on the radio), a lifetime’s love of which was sparked at the age of 11 when he discovered Haydn.

Powerful Chopin and Mendelssohn from the Leonore Piano Trio in Sheffield