ARCHDUKE TRIO
Presented by:
2026 Chamber Series
A monumental classic of the chamber music repertoire paired with a rare musical gem.
What do you do when your aristocratic piano student has a sore finger and skips out on his weekly lesson? Write him a new piano trio to play, of course. Jessica Cottis offers one word for Beethoven’s ‘Archduke’ trio: sublime. Then the words spill out: monumental, intimate, serene, dramatic, playful… but above all, sublime. There’s a reason this work is considered one of the greatest examples of its genre.
Ludwig van Beethoven is a household name. Emilie Mayer (1812–1883) is not. But she was esteemed in her time – one of the few 19th-century women to compose symphonies – and her music deserves to be much better known. Jessica Cottis has chosen her last published work, the exquisitely beautiful Notturno for violin and piano, and we think you’ll agree: this too is sublime.
PROGRAM
Emilie Mayer
Notturno for violin and piano, Op.48
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Trio in B flat major, Op.97 (Archduke)
ARTISTS
CSO Piano Trio
Edward Neeman, piano
When
2:00 pm Sunday 11 October 2026
Duration
Approximately 1 hour
Where
National Gallery of Australia (Gandel Hall)
Accessibility
Ticket prices
TypePriceAdult$49 - 58Concession (means-tested pensioner, full time students)$44 - 51Under 35$35Student rush$16
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