Byron Schenkman & Friends: Schumann – The Poet Speaks

Ross Hauck, tenor
Susan Gulkis Assadi, viola
Byron Schenkman, piano

Robert Schumann was perhaps the greatest musical poet of all time. We begin with his Kinderszenen for piano, a series of reminiscences of childhood including the famous Träumerei (“Dreams”) and Der Dichter Spricht (“The poet speaks”), and conclude with his masterpiece Dichterliebe (“Poet’s Love”) with tenor Ross Hauck. According to the San Francisco Classical Voice and Opera News, he brings “an elevated and extra ordinary range of subtle inflections. The singing was as nuanced as one would expect from a consummate art song recitalist or bel canto specialist.”

Also featured will be Seattle Symphony principal violist Susan Gulkis Assadi in the wonderful Märchenbilder (“Fairy tale pictures”) for viola and piano.

About Sound Salon (formerly Byron Schenkman & Friends)

Known as Byron Schenkman & Friends until recently, Sound Salon is a concert series that brings a diverse set of 21st-century perspectives to artistically excellent ensemble music, inspired by European traditions of the 17th through 19th Centuries. Byron Schenkman is Sound Salon's Artistic Director.

Sound Salon is a 501c3 non-profit supported by donors and ticket sales.