A New Biography of Clara Schumann
Today I’m so excited to share the covers of Madame Composer: The Virtuosic Genius of Clara Schumann, my new biography of this giant of German Romanticism. Yes, I said covers, plural, because there’s two: one for the US / Canada release, and one for the UK release. I love them both. It’s incredibly surreal to finally…
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…
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