Who was the tailor named Cockatoo who inspired Beethoven's charming 'Kakadu' Variations? How is the eerie start to Shostakovich's death-themed Piano Trio No. 2 related to its deceivingly light-hearted Jewish finale? And finally, will we ever have enough of the beautiful melodies and tonal adventures that Schubert takes us through in the kaleidoscopic Piano Trio in B-Flat Major ? 

Find out more at this September recital by a trio of local musicians: Lim Yan (piano), Lee Shi Mei (violin) and Lin Juan (cello).

1. Ludwig van Beethoven's "Kakadu" Variations, Op. 121a (published 1824)
2. Dmitry Shostakovich's Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67 (1944)
3. Franz Schubert's Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 99/D898 (1827)