Orli Shaham: In Clara’s Hands

PIANO DIALOGUES

CLARA SCHUMANN
Prelude and Fugue in G minor, Op. 16 No. 1 
Romance, Op. 5 No. 3
Scherzo in d minor, Op. 10
3 Romances, Op. 11
Romance in A minor, Op. 21 No. 1
Romance in B minor, WoO
3 Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22, with violinist Areta Zhulla

ROBERT SCHUMANN
Piano Quintet in Eb major, Op 44, with the Juilliard String Quartet

The pianist Orli Shaham, hailed for her grace, subtlety and brilliance, performs the full range of music by Clara Schumann. Schumann was a rock star pianist of her day who set new standards for virtuosity and the modern piano recital while building her husband’s reputation, raising eight children and composing significant works of her own. Shaham will be joined by musicologist Sarah Fritz, author of a new book on Clara Schumann, Madame Composer. Also, the Juilliard String Quartet joins Shaham for Robert Schumann’s Piano Quintet, a work Clara championed throughout her life. Join us for an evening celebrating the great musician’s remarkable life, legacy and music.

A Q&A with the performers, Sarah Fritz and Elizabeth Schumann Brumfeld, great-great-granddaughter of Clara and Robert Schumann, will follow the performance.

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