Piano Trio op.6 by Evgeny Kissin

German premiere 0:18 Lento. Allegro | 7:54 Adagio | 12:43 Finale Evgeny Kissin, piano | Friedemann Eichhorn, violin | Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt, violoncello The German premiere took place in the context of the award of the honorary doctorate of the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar to Evgeny Kissin on October 22, 2022 in the Festsaal Fürstenhaus. The trio for violin, cello and piano was composed in 2022 and has as its theme the current war in Ukraine. In all three movements Evgeny Kissin expresses his strong wish for peace and freedom for the Ukrainian people and all mankind. Quotations include two Ukrainian folk songs, “I’ll go to the grave“ and “Woe is me, woe“, as well as the Ukrainian national anthem. World-class pianist Evgeny Kissin was born in Moscow in 1971. Since his childhood, he has had a personal connection with the works of Franz Liszt, for which he has always rendered special services. His outstanding achievements as one of