Opinion: It takes three

The formation of the Sitkovetsky Trio was not something that was planned. It was a very happy accident. None of us planned to form a group at the time, but Wu Qian, Leonard Elschenbroich (the original cellist of the trio) and I were invited to take part in an audition for a special project in the UK. We all knew each other from our student days at the Yehudi Menuhin School but hadn’t been in touch for a long time. However, from the first note, we felt a ‘click’ that was undeniable; immediately, there was a wonderful sense of pleasure from making music. In the end, the project didn’t happen, but we wanted to continue working together, so the trio was formed. When cellist Isang Enders joined, we felt that same click and couldn’t wait to see how we evolved together…