Music for Theatre - Lucy Gould, Robert Plane, Benjamin Frith

The programme draws upon music for the stage, in all of its forms. The suites by Milhaud and Korngold are based on incidental music for plays. Holbrooke’s Butterfly of the Ballet harks back to the composer’s music hall roots, a medium in which both his parents worked, and in which he was immersed as a child. Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale was ‘to be read, played and danced’ by a small troupe of actors and musicians; in this programme it is Stravinsky’s own arrangement for trio that will be presented.

The Gould Piano Trio - of which both Lucy and Benjamin are members - has been compared to the great Beaux Arts Trio for their “musical fire” and “dedication to the genre” and has remained at the forefront of the international chamber music scene for over 25 years. The partnership between Robert and the Trio stretches back over the same period.