Paolo Zanzu – piano

Kreisleriana
The musical sufferings of Kapellmeister Johannes Kreisler

Created by the German novelist ETA Hoffmann in early 19th century, the character of Johannes Kreisler was inspired by the musician Ludwig Böhner, a child prodigy who became a virtuoso composer and a rival of Beethoven.

Schumann, deeply influenced by Hoffmann’s writings and an admirer of Böhner, transformed Kreisler’s turbulent inner world into music in his Kreisleriana. This programme explores Kreisler’s character through works by Böhner, Schumann, and Hoffmann himself.