A Tale of Two Cities: Leipzig & Berlin

Natasha Loges, Professor at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg and always one of our most popular speakers, leads this fascinating event exploring two of the great European hubs of 19th-century music. Robert and Clara Schumann in Leipzig, and Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn in Berlin were the best-known musicians among the many who passed through these two cities, where all manner of musical and poetic connections were made and where song reached its Romantic heights. Renowned baritone Stephan Loges performs some of the remarkable songs that sprang forth from these cultural melting pots.