An Exquisite Harmony

Regular recital partner Gamal Khamis and I are delighted to be joined by actress Fenella Norman for An Exquisite Harmony, our latest livestreamed collaboration from St Mary's Perivale on Sun 6th November at 3pm. An Exquisite Harmony tells the moving and fascinating story of the relationship between Robert and Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms, drawing on their letters and diaries and including piano repertoire by all three artists.

When Robert tried to commit suicide in 1854 and was subsequently committed to an asylum, his wife Clara, celebrated across Europe as a virtuoso concert pianist, was left at home with their six young children. The young Brahms, then aged only twenty, rushed to offer his support to Clara. What happened next has been the subject of speculation ever since. Clara was later to describe their relationship as “an exquisite harmony of souls”.