Busch Trio
At the Wigmore Hall, the Concertgebouw, in Paris, Stuttgart, Toblach and Munich: Time and again, the piano trio from Amsterdam has thrilled audiences with its gripping interpretations, youthful vigour and at the same time distinguished charm, causing a sensation in the European chamber music scene.
Following recordings of Dvorak, Schubert, Ravel and Shostakovich, the trio is now preparing a complete Beethoven recording up to 2027.
Members
Mathieu van Bellen | violin
Ori Epstein | violoncello
Omri Epstein | piano
On Tour
July 30, 2025 | Engadin (CH)
September 25, 2025 | Bonn
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Projects
„Beethoven Cycle“
In preparation for the Beethoven Year 2027, the Busch Trio proposes cyclical programmes of all piano trios from 2025 on.
These programmes may be combined with Op. 108 and WoO 158 or various sonatas for violin/violoncello and piano. Also, the Triple concerto will be possible.
New Releases
Maurice Ravel Piano trio in A minor and Dimitri Shostakovich Piano trio No.2 in E minor, Op.67| ALPHA | listen
The Busch Trio has the depth of musicianship to encompass the very different emotions of these great 20th-century chamber works. In the Ravel, I was utterly mesmerised by the sheer beauty of sound that the performers conjure up in the opening movement. The music’s dreamlike quality comes across par-ticularly vividly, without any indulgence.
But once again, the Buschs focus on holding back for as long as possible, so that when the climax is even-tually reached – with the forceful restatement of the Trio’s opening material – the impact is absolutely overwhelming.
BBC Music Magazin | Erik Levi | November 30, 2023
Watch and Listen
Gustav Mahler Musikwochen, July 2023
Trout Quintet | Franz Schubert | piano quintet in A Major D 667
Südtirol in concert
Film production for the Holzhausenschlösschen Frankfurter Bürgerstiftung 2021 | Schubert: Notturno in E flat major Op. 148 | Beethoven: Piano Trio in E flat major Op. 70 No. 2 | Schubert: Piano Trio in E flat major Op. 100 D929
Reviews
The interpretations are characterised by a modern view that largely dispenses with mannerisms and artificial affects. This straightforward view will please anyone who rejects the bourgeois environment of bourgeois narrow-mindedness often associated with Schubert.
pizzicato | CD Schubert Trio op.99 Forellenquintett | Nov. 2022
At the Wigmore Hall, the Concertgebouw, in Paris, Stuttgart, Toblach and Munich: Time and again, the piano trio from Amsterdam has thrilled audiences with its gripping interpretations, youthful vigour and at the same time distinguished charm, causing a sensation in the European chamber music scene.
Following recordings of Dvorak, Schubert, Ravel and Shostakovich, the trio is now preparing a complete Beethoven recording up to 2027.
Members
Mathieu van Bellen | violin
Ori Epstein | violoncello
Omri Epstein | piano