Always Clara

Gabriela Ortiz Clara
C. Schumann Piano Concerto 
Schubert Overture in C In The Italian Style 
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 Italian 

OLARI ELTS CONDUCTOR 
ALEXANDRA DARIESCU PIANO 

Clara Schumann was a formidable character – a phenomenally gifted pianist, brilliant composer, editor of her husband Robert Schumann’s compositions and key supporter of Brahms, her contribution to the world of music is vast. The first half of this concert celebrates Clara herself, first in Gabriela Ortiz’s Clara, a musical telling of the story of her relationship with Robert, and then in her own Piano Concerto, a dancing, dazzling tour-de-force. The second half of the programme features two composers important to Clara, both writing with a distinctly sun-kissed, Italian flavour.

This concert is part of the Belfast International Arts Festival and the Sound of Belfast Festival.