C. SCHUMANN Romanze, Op. 22
Chihiro Kakishima, violin
Matthew Figel, piano

R. SCHUMANN Märchenbilder, Op. 113
James Marshall, viola
Federico Ercoli, piano

R. SCHUMANN Liederkreis, Op. 39, No. 1, 5, 7, 8, 11
Sofia Scattareggia, voice
Federico Ercoli, piano

R. SCHUMANN Märchenerzählungen, Op. 132
James Marshall, viola
Ju Young Yi, clarinet
Federico Ercoli, piano

C. SCHUMANN Sechs Lieder aus Jucunde, Op 23
Sofia Scattareggia, voice
Matthew Figel, piano

The concert showcases performances by students in Eastman’s graduate programs. The first half of the program features historical instruments and copies. The piano, owned by the Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards and generously on loan for the event, is a copy of a Conrad Graf 6 1/2 Octaves (Vienna, 1824) built by Rodney Regier in 2000. The viola, owned by the Eastman School of Music, was made in the late 1500s and shows the influence of the Brescian school. Possibly crafted by a Dutch luthier training in the city, the instrument may have started life as a viola da braccio or gamba, before being cut down to its current form. The second half of the program will be performed on modern instruments.

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Drawing on multiple constituencies across Eastman, “Encounters with the Schumanns” focuses on the music of Robert and Clara Schumann and includes a listening session featuring pieces by Robert and Clara along with responses by Eastman faculty and invited scholars from the US and abroad; a seminar for doctoral students focusing on philosophical interpretations of Robert Schumann’s music; and an afternoon concert showcasing songs and chamber pieces by Robert and Clara performed by Eastman DMA students on both modern and historical instruments. The listening session and concert will be open to the public.

This special day is made possible by a gift from Peter Helmers in support of research and performance dedicated to the music of Robert Schumann and his contemporaries and is being co-sponsored by the Music Theory Department and the Piano Department.

Participating scholars include Benedict Taylor (University of Edinburgh), Roger Moseley (Cornell University), Michael Gallope (University of Minnesota), Eastman alum Seth Brodsky (University of Chicago), Loretta Terrigno (ESM Theory), Sarah Marlowe (ESM Theory), and Holly Watkins (ESM Musicology).