Trio Jean Paul – Press

“The most notable aspect of the Trio Jean Paul was the energy and the sheer amount of sound they were able to project. None of the players are faded roses; all played with a striking fullness of tone and richness in the bigger passages, filling the hall with glorious sound.”

“Heiligers’s rich, Schumannesque piano offsetting Löhr’s dry, vibrant cello and Schneider’s puckering violin… The performance conveyed the image of a shattered mirror, fragments trapped in time, ultimately devoured by silence… The three musicians cut through the Brahmsian grandeur and melancholy, giving the work a more Slavic flavor than usual; the end of the Poco adagio, where mourning subsides into consolation, was particularly beautiful.”

“One ensemble that has emerged on the chamber music scene for its clear conception of trio literature and depth of expression is Trio Jean Paul…The ensemble—consisting of pianist Eckart Heiligers, violinist Ulf Schneider, and cellist Martin Löhr—plays with a clean sound, technical precision, and fine communication. But the most impressive aspect of Wednesday’s performances was the trio’s expert control of timbre. The players are musical chameleons, able to change colors quickly when called upon to do so.”