The Academy of St Martin in the Fields joins the trailblazing and fearless pianist Alexadra Dariescu for a performance including Clara Schumann’s piano concerto and Mozart’s Rondo in D for Piano and Orchestra, the first piece Alexandra performed in public with an orchestra. Regarded as one of the most revered great pianists of the nineteenth century, Clara (Wieck) Schumann’s concerto for piano was completed, published and premiered by the time she was only sixteen. Dariescu will collaborate with ASMF musicians to perform Clara Schumann’s Three Romances for Violin and Piano, some of the last pieces Clara ever wrote, and Three Pieces for Cello & Piano by composer, conductor and teacher, Nadia Boulanger. The concert will also feature Within Her Arms by celebrated British composer, Anna Clyne.
Programme to include:
Clara Schumann Three Romances for Violin and Piano
Nadia Boulanger Three Pieces for Cello and Piano
Clara Schumann Piano concerto
Mozart Rondo in D for Piano and Orchestra
Anna Clyne Within Her Arms
Academy of St Martin in the Fields is the principal orchestral partner of the St Martin-in-the-Fields, which is its historic home.