Arvo Pärt's Mozart-Adagio (1992) was composed for the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio on commission by the Helsinki Festival, where it was premiered. The piece is in memory of Oleg Kagan, who was a
A young cellist named Theresa inspired Bartolomey to write this composition. From a trill, a motive develops that quickly intensifies and varies; it leads into the main part of the work which is