Robert Schumann wrote some of the most stunning piano music in the Romantic era.
For today’s Daily Joy, our alum Helen Bryant is sharing an emotional performance of Schumann’s Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 V. In der Nacht.
Waleska, Georgia Helen performed on Show 370 in Atlanta, Georgia in April of 2019.
Helen Bryant (piano), 17, hails from Waleska, Georgia, where she is a senior at Adairsville High School and studies piano with Dr. Alexander Wasserman. She was the second prize-winner at the Osaka International Music Competition in Osaka, Japan. Helen’s most profound musical experience to date was performing Schumann’s Faschingsschwank aus Wien at the Emory Young Artists Competition in 2017. She also plays euphonium in her school band. Outside of music, she loves to read and write, watch old movies with her dad, and go for runs with her dog.
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