The string trio is wonderful but unjustly neglected and perhaps misunderstood combination of players. What it is not, is a string quartet lacking a second violin! As Lawrence Power writes - “What defines the string trio is that the three voices are equal. The Mozart Divertimento and the Beethoven trios were ground-breaking in that they were evenly written for the three instruments”. The Leopold String Trio’s success as an established string trio is a rare achievement and it is little wonder that they are so highly regarded in this repertoire. In 2005 they won the Royal Philharmonic Society's Chamber Ensemble Award. If you were wavering over booking this concert I would urge you most strongly to come along and experience playing of the highest calibre in works that may be new to you.

 

It is precisely the capacity of each individual to match the others in depth of tone and expression that makes the Leopold so special.  

Rian Evans - The Guardian