Hearing the Unheard: Sound, Silence, and Inner Voice

The Santa Cruz Chamber Players present:

Verve Trio

Chia-Lin Yang, concert director and piano
Elbert Tsai, violin
Brady Anderson, cello

Photo courtesy of Verve Trio

How does a composer’s inner world find expression in music? Two piano trios by Beethoven trace an arc from youthful confidence toward deeper introspection as his hearing deteriorated. The program concludes with Bedřich Smetana’s deeply emotional Piano Trio in G minor, shaped by a profound personal loss. Together, these works reveal music’s power to transform private experience into shared expression—and invite us to listen differently.

PROGRAM

• Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1 (“Ghost”)
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 1, No. 1
  

Intermission

• Bedřich Smetana: Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 15