Tarrodi, Ravel
Paddington Trio

Paddington Trio

Tuulia Hero, violin

Patrick Moriarty, cello

Stephanie Tang, piano

Andrea Tarrodi (1981)

Akacia

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)

Piano Trio in A minor

40’ | Ticket €10

Within the history-laden walls of the Palazzo Vescovile, the harmonic textures of Maurice Ravel and the Nordic atmospheres of Andrea Tarrodi — perfectly suited to this new Trame Sonore Festival theme, Naturlaut — find a unique resonance.

The concert opens with Akacia, a sonic tale of nature in which sounds gradually emerge within a vast and rarefied space. This contemporary breath prepares the ground for Ravel’s celebrated Trio in A minor: written in 1914, at the outbreak of the First World War, the Trio combines technical rigor with deep emotion, moving from Basque folk rhythms to moments of profound introspection.

Tuulia Hero, Patrick Moriarty, and Stephanie Tang approach this program with the freshness and authority that distinguish them. Their strength lies in their ability to master the dense writing of two composers who demand both microscopic precision and an infinite palette of colors.

The Paddington Trio’s program becomes a fascinating hall of mirrors between Swedish modernity and visionary French classicism. Each instrument retains a strong identity, yet it is in the collective fusion that the ensemble’s true expressive clarity emerges.

Text by Valeria Del Giorno