Trio Valtorna

Piano Trio

  • Ida Kavafian, Violin
    David Jolley, French Horn
    Gilles Vonsattel, Piano

    Bringing together the gifts of three internationally recognized artists, Trio Valtorna formed in 2011. After performing together at “Music from Angel Fire” Chamber Music Festival, renowned violinist Ida Kavafian and French horn player extraordinaire David Jolley decided to continue in collaboration, adding the young pianist Gilles Vonsattel to complete the ensemble. Fred Kirshnit, writing in the New York Sun, called Ms. Kavafian’s artistry “meaningful and affecting”, while the New Yorker has praised Mr. Jolley’s “richly melancholy horn solos”, and David Weininger in the Boston Globe observed the “clarity and light touch” of Gilles Vonsattel. The ensemble promises to offer chamber music par excellence to audiences across the United States.

    Highlights for Trio Valtorna’s recent seasons include performances with the Coastal Concerts series, Birmingham Chamber Music Society, Chamber on the Mountain and the Auburn Chamber Music Society.

    *Updated December 2021

  • June 29, 2020: Trio Valtorna Celebrates the Washington National Gallery of Art 77th Anniversary with Concert
    - National Gallery of Art

  • TRIO VALTORNA PLAYS BRAHMS AND HARBISON
    “The second movement was lyrical and hushed, played with a beautifully sustained melodic line. The finale had romantic sweep, with both gentleness and power.”
    – Gilbert H. Mott, Danbury News-Times

  • SAMPLE PROGRAMS

    Program I:
    Robert Schumann
    Adagio and Allegro for Horn and piano, Op 70
    Johannes Brahms
    Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78
    ***
    Johannes Brahms
    Horn Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 40

    Program II:
    John Harbison
    Twilight Music for Horn, Piano and Violin (1985)
    Maurice Ravel
    Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major (1923-27)
    ***
    Johannes Brahms
    Horn Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 40

    Program III:
    Wolfang Amadeus Mozart
    Sonata for Violin and Piano
    Gyorgy Ligeti
    Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano (1982)
    ***
    Johannes Brahms
    Horn Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 40