7.45pm Mozart’s Piano Trio in G K496, Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio No 2 in C minor and Brahms’ Piano Trio No 1 in B major. The Gould Piano Trio, formed in 1991 by Lucy Gould (violin), Alice Neary (cello), and Benjamin Frith (piano), is considered to be one of the finest of its kind performing today. As well as winning plaudits at major international venues, such as the Wigmore and Carnegie Halls and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and touring the world, the musicians have reached a wide public through their recordings. The Trio is the first ensemble to record all seven trios by Brahms, reissued last year by Champs Hill. To mark its debut with SOMM, the trio recorded ‘live’ all the Beethoven trios, while a two-disc survey of Hummel’s seven Piano Trios on Naxos brings a more classical perspective to the group’s discography. Working with contemporary composers has led to the commissioning of many new works, the most recent being a second piano trio from James MacMillan, premièred in 2014 at the Bath International Festival. The trio celebrates its 25th anniversary this year with performances of a new commission from young British composer Mark Simpson. ‘What they produce is truly extraordinary’ The Washington Post. Supported by the Jacqueline & Michael Gee Charitable Trust.