The Bernstein Trio was founded in 2022 and consists of Roman Tulchynsky, Marei Schibilsky and Julia Stephan. The musicians met at the Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Music High School in Berlin and now study at the Berlin University of the Arts and the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music in Berlin.
The Bernstein Trio has attended various masterclasses in Germany, France and Switzerland and has worked with the Artemis Quartet and the Vogler Quartet, among others. It made its debut at the Rheingau Music Festival in summer 2023, where it received the HA Hessen Agentur GmbH sponsorship award.
At the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2025 in Berlin, it won first place in the piano trio category, the Prize of the Friends of Young Musicians and the special prize for the interpretation of the commissioned work and continued its series of successes by winning the Schumann Chamber Music Prize in Frankfurt.
Oct. 28, 2025 - 7:30pm
(doors open 6:45pm)
Bernstein Trio
Roman Tulchynsky (violin)
Marei Schibilsky (violoncello)
Julia Stephan (piano)
program:
W.A.Mozart: Piano trio B-flat major KV502
Composed in 1786, alongside Le nozze di Figaro, this trio is the first of Mozart’s three great “Viennese trios.” It marks a new stage in the genre, giving piano, violin, and cello equal voices rather than mere accompaniment roles. Contemporary audiences admired its elegance and lively dialogue – qualities that still captivate listeners today.
Frank Bridge: Phantasy in c minor
Written in 1907 for a competition sponsored by Walter Willson Cobbett, the Phantasy in C minor reflects the young Bridge’s command of late-Romantic sonorities and imaginative harmonic color. Within its single-movement form, he weaves lyrical intensity with refined chamber textures – a glimpse of the individuality that would later shape him into a key mentor for Benjamin Britten.
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Piano trio d minor op.49
Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio in D minor (1839) quickly became one of the most beloved chamber works of the Romantic era. Robert Schumann hailed it as “the master trio of our time,” praising its perfect balance of classical clarity and romantic expression. With its lyrical beauty, dramatic sweep, and pianistic brilliance, the trio remains a cornerstone of the repertoire.