Relationships in Music

Pianist Dominic Cheli’s rapidly advancing career includes his Walt Disney Concert Hall debut with legendary conductor Valery Gergiev where Dominic was described as “mesmerizing, (he) transfixed the audience…his fingers were one with each key.” (LA Times). He gave his Carnegie Hall Recital Debut this past season. In 2017, he was named first prize winner of the Concert Artists Guild Competition in New York City.

In this program Cheli explores the turbulent musical and emotional relationships between Robert and Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms, and the masterpieces that they produced. Clara was herself a gifted composer, as well as a piano virtuoso. She became a lifelong friend and source of inspiration for Schumann’s protégé Johannes Brahms.

This program is presented by The National Arts Club.