Ruth Rimer (violin) Laurie Anderson (viola) Hester Chapman (‘cello) Programme: Haydn: Divertimento No. 2 in A minor Schubert: Trio in B-flat major (D. 471) Haydn: Divertimento No. 3 in B minor Maxwell Davies: "Farewell to Stromness" (arr. for String Trio) The name Zilia comes from the semi-fictional "Davidsbündler" league created by Robert Schumann. The composer used an imagery circle of fantasy people, inspired by his associates, to give himself multiple personalities as a music critic. Florestan and Eusebius are perhaps the best known, but also notable were Meister Raro (Friedrich Wieck) and Cilia or Zilia (Clara Wieck, later Clara Schumann). The Zilia String Trio is united by a desire to use music as a mature art form to make a difference to the wider community.