Surrey Hills International Music Festival 2026 – Festival Finale

Vienna

6.15pm Early concert: Young Composer Competition 2026 – performances of the winning compositions and prize-winners presentation
with performers from the Surrey Music Hub and the Sitkovetsky Trio

7.30pm Concert
The Menuhin Hall, Cobham Road, Stoke d’Abernon KT11 3QQ

Sitkovetsky Trio:
Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin
Isang Enders, cello
Wu Qian, piano

Students from the Yehudi Menuhin School

Mahler Piano Quartet in A minor
Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K.478
Schubert Quintet in A major, D.667 “Trout”

Mozart, Schubert, and Mahler all had strong ties to Vienna, the focus of this evening’s concert. Schubert lived all his life in the city, and his “Trout” Quintet is a work overflowing with melody, warmth, and playfulness — not least in the sparkling set of variations on his much-loved song Die Forelle (The Trout). Mahler came to Vienna as a student and Mozart made the city his home in the final decade of his life, creating many of his greatest works there including the stormy G minor Piano quartet. Experience three musical gems in the company of the Sitkovetsky Trio who have invited two outstanding students from the Yehudi Menuhin School to join them on the stage.