Peter Somodari, principal cellist of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, has joined the Altenburg Trio in place of Christoph Stradner, principal cellist of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra.
How very civilised.
The other players are Ziyu He (violin) and Christopher Hinterhuber (piano).
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