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I, Clara - A Life in Music

A portrait of Clara Schumann with Dame Harriet Walter and Lucy Parham

Part of the Omnibus Theatre Sunday Music spring 2019

Add to my Calendar 24-02-2019 19:30 24-02-2019 21:30 36 I, Clara - A Life in Music Clara Schumann was an exceptional figure from a great age of music. As pianist and composer, she is – like many women – often unjustly forgotten or overlooked. Now Lucy Parham reveals why she deserves to be called ‘great’, as creator of the acclaimed Composer Portrait concerts.  This is Clara Schumann’s story in her own words, narrated by Harriet Walter, with a selection of her compositions played live by Lucy as well as those by Schumann, Brahms, Liszt, Mendelssohn and Chopin.    “One of the must-see events of the musical calendar” – BBC Music Magazine Omnibus Theatre, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Omnibus Theatre
1 Clapham Common North Side
Clapham
London
SW4 0QW
England

Programme

Clara Schumann – 3 Romances, Op.22

Performers

Lucy Parham – piano
Harriet Walter – actress

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Programme Note

Clara Schumann was an exceptional figure from a great age of music. As pianist and composer, she is – like many women – often unjustly forgotten or overlooked. Now Lucy Parham reveals why she deserves to be called ‘great’, as creator of the acclaimed Composer Portrait concerts. 

This is Clara Schumann’s story in her own words, narrated by Harriet Walter, with a selection of her compositions played live by Lucy as well as those by Schumann, Brahms, Liszt, Mendelssohn and Chopin.  

 “One of the must-see events of the musical calendar” – BBC Music Magazine

Lucy Parham

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