Good concerts are like good athletes, they start out well paced, build on what they have done, and finish strong as was the case at a recent concert given by a world-renowned trio.

The works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gasper Cassado, and Felix Mendelssohn echoed from the walls of Ice auditorium as the Trio con Brio Copenhagen composed of a violinist, cellist, and pianist played famous works of the three composers.

Mozart’s Piano Trio in E major, K. 542 was the first piece played and did not disappoint.

The first two movements allegro, and andante grazioso, shed light on the power of the cello and its deep tone.

Violinist Natalia Prishepenko who subbed for Soo-Jin Hong came together with cellist Soo-Kyung Hong in powerful unisons during the two movements. Pianist Jens Elevekjaer played musical phrases that soared and danced.

The third movement which was another allegro presented the violin and cello sharing entrancing arpeggios and came to a great end with the musicality captured by the trio.

The event, which was put on by the Linfield Lively Arts program in collaboration with Friends of Chamber music, took place at 7:30 p.m. on April 2, in Ice auditorium.

The award-winning trio has won the prestigious chamber music Kalchstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio award that only four other ensembles have received. Based on their performance, it is quite obvious why they are the part of the epitome of great chamber music ensembles.

The trio continued with Cassado’s Piano Trio in C major which added more excitement for an intrigued audience.

Great pizzicatos were heard from the strings as well as cascading piano phrases from Elevekjaer in the opening movement allegro risoluto.

A mystery was created as the cellist played powerful pianissimo’s and harmonics as the violin answered her with phrases in the second movement tempo moderato e pesante – allegro giusto.

Cassado’s piece concluded with brisk moving notes, strong pizzicatos, and accelerated to the end leaving the players and audience winded, but longing for more.

“[I] Really liked how the three performers put emotion into the music through their facial expressions and movements,” Freshman music minor Galen Wash said.

Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio No.2 in C major, opus 66 concluded the concert with two strong first movements, the allegro energico e con fuoco and the andante espressivo. The movements started out slow and quite somber, but had a staccato push that carried them on.

Mendelssohn’s piano trio is concluded with strong unisons, quick notes, and great tremolos that lead up to the climbing grand finish in the third and fourth movements.

Audience members who came in tired left with a new energy from the captivating music played by the trio.