Great Performances All Around

A tony triumvirate of award-winning classical musicians wowed at the Granada.

French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, 62, joined countryman Gautier Capuçon, 42, playing a 1701 Matteo Goffriller cello, and Georgia, Russian-born Lisa Batiashvili, 44, playing a 1739 Guarneri del Gesu violin, kicked off UCSB Arts & Lectures’ Great Performances series for a hugely entertaining evening of chamber music.

Capuçon’s powerful cello blended with the warm tones of Batiashvili and the finesse of Thibaudet in a program of masterpieces with Haydn’s “Piano Trio in E Major,” Ravel’s “Piano Trio in A Minor,” and Mendelssohn’s “Piano Trio No.2 in C Minor,” showcasing their individual and collaborative gifts.

It was a glorious evening to savor…