Clara Schumann (1819–1896) wasn’t just a dazzling pianist and talented composer. She was the ultimate champion of her husband Robert Schumann’s (1810-1856) musical legacy. She was a superstar performer, a sharp-eyed editor, and a passionate cheerleader, all rolled into one.

Wilhelmine Clauss, later Wilhelmine Clauss-Szarvady, is one of the most successful pianists you’ve never heard of. Although almost entirely forgotten today, she would become one of the greatest pianists of the Romantic Era, beloved by Berlioz, Liszt, the Schumanns, and

As the weather cools, our desire for a lovely glass of red wine heats up. Red wines are judged on 4 criteria: colour, body, tannin, and flavour. With those 4 criteria come a host of descriptive words. All wine comes

It’s time to celebrate Hans Zimmer, the man who could make a single piano note sound like the end of the world. If you’ve ever watched a movie and felt your heart race, your palms sweat, or your soul briefly

What do you do off stage that provides inspiration on stage? This is one of the questions in my Meet the Artist interview, and it often elicits some interesting, and occasionally surprising responses. It also offers insights into “what musicians

Nowadays, we remember Robert Schumann as a composer. However, during his lifetime, he was also widely known as a music critic and founder of the periodical Neue Zeitschrift für Musik (New Journal for Music). Today, we’re looking at Schumann’s work

Weaving Silence and Spirituality Arvo Pärt, born on 11 September 1935 in Paide, Estonia, is one of the most influential composers of contemporary classical music. Renowned for his distinctive tintinnabuli style, his music resonates with a profound simplicity that transcends

Dmitri Shostakovich is famous for his devastating music and decades-long struggle to assert his artistic autonomy in the face of a totalitarian government. The important roles that his wife and two children played in his life and career are less