The distinguished members of the Lonquich-Clerici-Mehner Trio separately pursue multi-faceted careers: for example, cellist Umberto Clerici is chief conductor of the QSO, psychoanalyst and clarinettist Tommaso Lonquich is a member of the Chamber Music Society of the Lincoln Centre in New York and pianist Claudio Martínez Mehner is a professor at the Hochschule für Musik in Basel.

But the three assemble as a trio periodically, having developed a close musical relationship over the last 15 years. This concert offers a precious opportunity to hear these globetrotting musicians together.

Tommaso Lonquich, Claudio Martínez Mehner and Umberto Clerici. Photo © Ben Nicholls

They open with Beethoven’s Piano Trio in B-flat, Op. 11, an early work of his, known as the Gassenhauer Trio. The effervescent Allegro con brio first movement recalls the joie de vivre characteristic of Mozart’s music, with Martínez Mehner’s sparkling piano leading the way.

The second Adagio movement opens with a gentle, dreamy melody in the cello, and this theme is answered by the clarinet. The wistful character of the music is briefly interrupted by a darker theme that hints at the mood of...