Elster Trio
Wassili Wohlgemuth, violin
Davide Carlassara, violoncello
Jacopo Giovannini, piano
The Elster Trio was founded in 2022 by Wassili Wohlgemuth, Davide Carlassara and Jacopo Giovannini out of a shared love of chamber music and the desire to develop a new repertoire approach and a unique trio sound language. It aims to flexibly explore the classical and contemporary repertoire and enjoys experimenting with different musical means.
In 2022, the ensemble won the first prize at the chamber music competition of the Leipzig University of Music and Theatre and in 2024 the first prize at the chamber music competition of the Polytechnische Gesellschaft in Frankfurt. In addition to these successes, the ensemble has already delighted audiences at venues including the Gohliser Schlösschen in Leipzig and Stadthagen Castle. In the upcoming season, it will perform at the Rheingau Music Festival and the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival, among others.
In 2022, the ensemble won the first prize at the chamber music competition of the Leipzig University of Music and Theatre and in 2024 the first prize at the chamber music competition of the Polytechnische Gesellschaft in Frankfurt. In addition to these successes, the ensemble has already delighted audiences at venues including the Gohliser Schlösschen in Leipzig and Stadthagen Castle. In the upcoming season, it will perform at the Rheingau Music Festival and the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival, among others.
The Elster Trio has been studying in Prof. Angelika Merkle's class at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (HfMDK) since October 2023. It is a scholarship holder of Jeunesses Musicales Deutschland, recently received the ensemble scholarship of the HfMDK Frankfurt and was one of the winners of the ‘Voraushören’ competition there.
In the field of contemporary music, the trio works closely with the composer Sunghyun Lee, whose work ‘Biitdeul’ it premiered in 2024 as a dedicatee.
It received important impulses from Prof. Valentin Erben, Prof. Boris Kusnezow, Florian Schötz, Prof. Heime Müller, the Cuarteto Casals and Prof. Tabea Zimmermann.