Schumann: The Complete Piano Works

Morning Session

The final instalment of Robert Schumann’s complete works for solo piano, exploring the intricate world of music’s visionary poet. This morning session features some of his most virtuosic music in his homages to Paganini, as well as the lyrical narratives of Novelletten.

10AM
A WILD PIANISM
Allegro in B minor, Op 8
Etudes after Paganini Caprices, Op 3
Six Concert Etudes after Paganini Caprices, Op 10

Joshua Lau, Edward Harris-Brown and Chuyu Wang piano

11AM
INTERLUDES, NARRATIVES
Intermezzi, Op 4
Novelletten, Op 21

Arthur Kokerai, Peter May, Asher Allen, Lily Petrova and Kaiwen Jin piano
 

Afternoon Session

We complete our three-year journey through the poetic and innovative world of Schumann’s piano music, ending with his joyful Faschingsschwank aus Wien (Carnival Scenes from Vienna)

2.30PM
INSPIRATIONS
Variations on a Nocturne by Chopin
Impromptus on a Theme by Clara Wieck, Op 5
Fugen und Kanons
Etudes in Variation Form on a Theme by Beethoven

Andra Bacila, Yiqiao Ou, Joanna MacGregor and Tomos Boyles piano
 

3.30PM
THE YOUNG ONES
Four Marches, Op 76
Three Piano Sonatas for the Young, Op 118

Hayden Miller, Kaiwen Jin, Phoebe Papandrea and Erica Sou piano
 

4.45PM
EPILOGUE
Nachtstücke, Op 23
Vier Klavierstücke, Op 32
Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op 26

Lin Xu-Zhang, Hermen Med Cerisha and Sejin Yoon piano