The Zvonder Trio

Savva Zverev             Violin

Waynne Kwon           Cello

Sid Ramchander       Piano 

Totally Brahms!

Brahms            Cello Sonata in E minor Op.38

                        Violin Sonata in D minor Op.108

                        Piano Trio in B major Op. 8

Born in St Petersburg, Russia, Savva is a graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music. He has successfully established himself as one of his generation’s most outstanding violinists. As a chamber musician Savva has collaborated with members of the Elias String Quartet, Aronowitz ensemble and Chilingirian String Quartet. Currently, he is a first violin player with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, having previously been with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

Waynne Kwon was born in South Korea and raised in Australia, he began learning the cello at the age of three. He studied with Hannah Roberts at the Royal Northern College of Music, where he received his Bachelors and Masters in Music, along with a Diploma. The recipient of numerous awards including the Sir John Barbirolli Cello Prize, Waynne has performed with many orchestras. He is currently the Sub-Principal Cello of the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

Pianist Sid Ramchander was born in India, but grew up in Bahrain where he learned to play the piano. He studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Brussels with Aleksandar Madžar. As both soloist and accompanist, Sid has benefited from masterclasses with many world-renowned musicians including Julius Drake, James Baillieu and Steven Hough. He is a Junior Fellow in Accompaniment at the RNCM.

Savva Zverev’s nonchalant dispatch of a variety of works from Bach to Bartók and beyond was breathtaking. Sid Ramchander was his nimble-fingered piano partner - Martin Dreyer – Charles Hutch Press