Midori makes her PENTATONE debut in works by Robert and Clara Schumann
PENTATONE has released an album featuring Midori, pianist Özgür Aydin and Festival Strings Lucerne under Daniel Dodds in performances of Robert Schumann’s Violin Concerto and works for violin and piano by Robert and Clara Schumann. “Midori plays with artistic maturity and undiminished instrumental mastery. This is a compelling statement of the concerto, with firm support from conductor and orchestra. Midori’s imaginative programme of late Schumann also includes pieces that are more familiar in other incarnations…. She makes a strong case for the violin versions, playing with charm, mellifluous tone and a long singing line. Listen to the combination of expressive warmth, control and character she brings to each of […]

