Piano trio of Miranda Dale, Caroline Dearnley and Paul Turner plays Ravel's piano trio in the Swindon Recital Series' 25th anniversary season of film music.
The Miranda Dale Trio return to the Wyvern Theatre on Saturday 27 January 2027, starting at 1:05 pm. It's a matinee, so it's one of those afternoon things that leaves your whole evening free. The trio is led by pianist Paul Turner, who also happens to be the founder and artistic director of the Swindon Recital Series, with violinist Miranda Dale and cellist Caroline Dearnley on strings. Both Dale and Dearnley are leading players from the Britten Sinfonia, and the group is returning by popular demand.
On the programme is one of Ravel's most demanding piano trios, a piece known for being as spectacular as it is tricky. It's also the one featured in the film Un Cœur en hiver, so if you've seen that, you'll recognise it. It's a big, sweeping work that takes a fair bit of heavy lifting from all three players, and hearing it live in a room like the Wyvern is a different experience from hearing it on a screen.
The recital is part of the Swindon Recital Series, an annual themed season of professionally performed chamber music run as a registered charity (108848). It's got a strong public-outreach and education remit, and they keep ticket prices inclusive, so it's not just for the usual crowd. This particular concert falls within the 2026-27 edition, which is the series' 25th Anniversary season.
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The theme for the anniversary is 'Classic Film Music', and the whole season draws on the glamour of cinema from the silent era through to Bollywood, with Oscar-winning composers and prizewinning talent on the bill. Ravel's trio fits right into that, given its connection to Un Cœur en hiver. It's a matinee at the Wyvern Theatre on Saturday 27 January 2027, starting at 1:05 pm.
