The Lotz Trio is named after the phenomenal instrument maker Theodor Lotz (1746–1792), who became famous for improving the basset horn in Pressburg and Vienna. The ensemble regularly perform on replicas of historical basset horns include Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Terzetti, Divertissement pour Trois Cors de Bassett by Georg Druschetzky and also period arrangements from Mozart‘s operas The Magic Flute, The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni. His repertoire also includes other compostitions for the basset horn trio such as Terzette by clarinet virtuoso Anton Stadler, Divertimentos by Vojtěch Nudera and Trios by Antonín Volánek.
Róbert Šebesta – basset horn I – artistic leader
Ronald Šebesta – basset horn II
Igor Františák – basset horn III