Happy Mother’s Day from Janey Choi, Director of Community Engagement & Education

Here’s to one of the greatest musical mothers ever! Clara Wieck Schumann would have been 200 years old this year. This working mother of 8 children was one of the most famous pianists of her generation with a 60+ year performing career, a composer, editor and champion of her husband Robert’s collected works, and a celebrated teacher.

Included is a playlist of my next recital project: Three Romances for Violin & Piano, op. 22 followed by Clara Schumann's most popular piece of chamber music today: the Piano Trio in g minor, op. 17 and finally, a piano concerto she composed as a teenager