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From WSHU's daytime and evening classical programs, Emily Boyer and Lauren Rico give you a heads-up on some of the best music they'll be sharing with you.

Clara Schumann: confident and expressive

Clara Schumann circa 1850
Franz Hanfstaengl
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Clara Schumann circa 1850

She was a prodigy. A touring virtuoso. A working artist supporting a family, on her own terms. Clara Schumann lived at the center of 19th-century music.

Her Piano Concerto, written while she was still a teenager, tells you exactly who she was: confident, expressive, and unafraid to claim the spotlight.

Hear it tonight on 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream.

Julie Freddino is WSHU's Program Director. She also produces Sunday Baroque.