Music of longing

Published on: 04.09.2024

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Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, the special guest of our festival tour, talks about Robert Schumann’s piano concerto and the melancholy of his melodies. What is the unifying element in Schumann’s style? The expression of deep longing.

Video: Adam Janisch, Tobias Möller

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Music of longingVíkingur Ólafsson on Robert Schumann’s piano concerto

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