The Geneva Chamber Ensemble, representing the finest of Swiss chamber music, will take the stage at Art Center Incheon Concert Hall on April 4 at 5 p.m. Based in Geneva, the ensemble is a leading Swiss chamber music group composed of international competition prizewinners. Each member has built a career as a soloist performing with major orchestras worldwide before joining the ensemble.
Pianist Irina Chkourindina studied at the Moscow State Conservatory and the Geneva Conservatory, earning recognition through international competitions. She is known for her profound interpretations of Russian and Romantic repertoire. Violinist Amia Janicki has drawn attention on international stages from a young age as a next-generation performer, with delicate and vivid expressiveness as her hallmark. Cellist David Pia, a veteran musician who served as principal at the Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra and the National Theater, anchors the ensemble with his steady musicianship and richly textured tone.
The ensemble members have performed with the Geneva Symphony, Basel Symphony, Bern Symphony, and Munich Symphony, among others. They have shared the stage with maestros including Zubin Mehta, Claudio Abbado, and Herbert Blomstedt. The group has been regularly invited to major international music festivals in Weimar, Sion, and Dubrovnik, expanding its reach beyond Europe to North America and Asia.
The concert program features some of the most beloved chamber music masterpieces. It opens with Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Trio No. 7, "Archduke," showcasing the composer's mature mastery. Rachmaninoff's "Trio élégiaque," imbued with the composer's signature lyricism and tragic beauty, follows. The finale is Dvořák's Piano Trio "Dumky," richly colored with Bohemian atmosphere and Slavic character.
Tickets are priced at 30,000 won for R seats and 20,000 won for S seats.