Music

I, Clara

Sat 11 Oct at 7:30PM Northesk Parish Church Clara Schumann - A Life in Music

I, Clara tells the extraordinary life story of Clara Wieck Schumann, a ground-breaking musician in her own right - not just a devoted wife to the composer Robert Schumann.

Event Description

Lucy Parham – piano
Joanna David – narrator
Scripted by Lucy Parham.

Clara Schumann was a truly exceptional woman, a ground-breaking musician in her own right - not just a devoted wife to the composer Robert Schumann. By the age of eight she was dazzling audiences throughout Europe. When her husband declined tragically into mental illness and an attempt at suicide, she continued both to run the household and to make an international concert career to support the family.

Clara championed the works of her husband and of Chopin, Mendelssohn, Brahms and many others. She herself was also a talented composer, producing a piano concerto, numerous solo piano works, chamber music and songs.

“One of the must- see events of the musical calendar." BBC Music Magazine

Venue & Accessibility

This event will be held at Northesk Parish Church, North Bridge Street, Musselburgh EH21 6AG. 

  • Seating is unallocated.
  • Interval refreshments are served in the church hall, adjacent to the church.
  • There are 2 steps into the church with a ramp that can be placed over the steps.
  • There are level access toilets inside the church hall, accessed by going out of the church and into the adjoining hall.
  • Spaces for wheelchairs are at the side, front of the church.
  • Accessible parking is across the road, with designated parking bays on Ladywell Way.
  • Gracefield car park is behind The Brunton and there is also a car park on Ladywell Way.

If your booking requires a wheelchair user space or you have any access requirements for your visit, please contact our box office  0131 653 5245 / boxoffice@eastlothian.gov.uk   

 

Tickets

£25 (£23) | U18s £5

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