Schumann, C.: Piano Concerto in A Minor / Piano Trio in G Minor

Featuring

Stefania Rinaldi
Francesco Nicolosi
Rodolfo Bonucci
Andrea Noferini
Alma Mahler Sinfonietta
Clara Schumann

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Performer Biography

Francesco Nicolosi, the pianist on this recording, won third prize at the Santander International Piano Competition and second prize at the Concours International d'Exécution Musical in Geneva in 1980.

Performer Biography

Andrea Noferini, the cellist, serves as principal cellist at the Rome Teatro dell'Opera and plays a 1759 instrument by Tomaso Balestrieri.

Recording & Production

This recording was made just before the official opening concert of the Pasquale Valerio Foundation, which featured the Alma Mahler Sinfonietta and conductor Stefania Rinaldi.

Performer Biography

Rodolfo Bonucci, the violinist, won the twelfth Città di Vittorio Veneto violin competition and international competitions including the Bach Competition in Leipzig and the Paganini in Genoa.

Composer Biography

Clara Schumann made her public début as a solo artist at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig in 1830, after first appearing publicly in 1828 playing a piano duet.

Composer Biography

Clara Schumann (born Clara Wieck) was the first surviving child of Friedrich Wieck, a music-teacher who initially opposed her marriage to his former pupil, Robert Schumann.