Forwad-Festival: Schumannliebe 3

Description

Johanna Summer began her career with Robert Schumann. Six years ago, she released her debut album Schumann Kaleidoskop, on which she reimagined the Romantic composer through improvisation: his pieces became “standards” for spontaneous pianistic excursions somewhere between classical music and jazz. Summer now turns to Dichterliebe, while in her latenight performance she also responds to the two new compositions by Christian Jost and Jörg Widmann based on Schumann’s song cycle, which will have been heard in the preceding concert. In Dichterliebe, Summer explains, there are “many moments in which you seem to find yourself in a kind of inbetween world, between dream and reality. Will Schumann dare to make the leap into another tonality, or will he linger a moment longer in the present atmosphere? Similar tensions constantly occupy me when I improvise: can an emotion best be expressed with a particular classical vocabulary? Or has a groove just emerged that supports Schumann’s musical gesture, perhaps even enriching it with tone colors from other musical cultures?” Performers:
Johanna Summer, piano Program:
“Echo Dichterliebe”
Improvisations on Robert Schumann’s Dichterliebe, Op. 48

Highlights

• Late-night performance by Johanna Summer
• Improvisations on Schumann's Dichterliebe
• Venue: KKL Luzern

General Information

The Forwad-Festival features Johanna Summer, who reinterprets Robert Schumann's Dichterliebe through improvisation. This unique concert blends classical music with jazz influences, exploring the emotional depths of Schumann's work.

Location

Europaplatz 1, 6005 Luzern, Switzerland

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