Madame Composer: a new biography of Clara Schumann
It’s official! I’m writing a new Clara Schumann biography for Pegasus Books entitled MADAME COMPOSER, to be published in 2026. I’m so grateful to Pegasus Books, to publisher Jessica Case, and my literary agent, Elias Altman at MMQA, for signing onto #TeamClara and for believing in my work. I am overjoyed at the privilege—thoroughly daunted by…
Mozart’s Sister documentary & Clara Schumann’s cadenzas
A new documentary about women composers, focusing on Maria Anna Mozart (otherwise known as Nannerl, Wolfgang’s older sister), is premiering at international film festivals this summer. Mozart’s Sister will also be broadcast on PBS in the U.S. and on other international channels this autumn. Filmmaker Madeleine Hetherton-Miau with Media Stockade has made an amazing film…
Clara Schumann, the Revolutionary!
“How men have to fight for a little freedom! When will the time come when all men will have equal justice?” – Clara’s diary, Dresden 1849 The Dresden Revolution There’s a weird myth that Clara Schumann was a staunch apolitical conservative. Which is easily disproved by her diary entries detailing the Dresden Revolution. Not…
Johannes Brahms’s Love Letters to Clara Schumann
Time for some romantic indulgence. I’ve written multiple posts, probably hundreds of tweets, emphasizing Johannes Brahms and Clara Schumann’s professional relationship. But it was not strictly professional between them. It was also very personal. Music was love for Clara – thanks to her relationship with Robert – and that rubbed off on Johannes real fast.…
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