Han, Setzer, Finckel piano trio

We are extremely proud and excited to present Wu Han, Philip Setzer and David Finckel in the opening concert of our 71^st season. They have been pillars of the chamber music community for decades, both as performing artists (piano, violin and cello, respectively) and as committed musical leaders dedicated to supporting and developing the art form.

Han and Finckel, who are happily married, have been co-artistic directors of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center since 2004. When their contract was renewed through the 2026-27 season, the society’s board chair cited their “tireless energy, singular insight, and ambitious leadership.”

Finckel and Setzer were members of the recently-retired, legendary Emerson String Quartet and Setzer is now artistic director of the Cleveland Institute of Music’s String Chamber Music Program.

As a piano trio, they have inspired acclaim like this: “It used to be the Beaux Arts Trio that other piano trios had to look up to … Now it’s the Han-Setzer-Finckel triumvirate that is the standard bearer.” Reichel Recommends

Their program will include: the Trio in A-Major, HOB  XV:18 by Haydn; the Trio in G-Major, Op. 1, No. 2 by Beethoven and the Trio in E-minor, Op. 90 (“Dumky”) by Dvořák.

This concert is generously sponsored, in part, by White and Williams LLP.