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As a pianist playing solo and working with singers,

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the thing that ties it together is the melody,

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just the beautiful melody, which is something

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so ancient and so primal in humanity, connected

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from our ancestors and from our childhood. And

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especially with Schubert, there's this great

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simplicity. That again is very, very primal,

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I find. It's very important to us that Schubert

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remains important in these times where things

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go so fast. The modern world is just so full

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of distractions. So for us, it's important to

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work with the young generation and to make a

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place for enjoying the time and the peace. That's

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in Schubert. Schubert has a very different voice

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to Haydn and Beethoven. A lot more fantasy, I

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think. And experimental in many ways. This creativity

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is for me the embodiment of Schubert. That his

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music is so, as I mentioned earlier, he was criticized

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a lot during his time for... almost being too

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creative and not obeying the formal rules of

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composition, which were of his time. And I think

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that's why I love him so much, because he has

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this freedom that just he follows his soul and

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not his brain, not his mind. And that is for

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me the essence of Schubert. It's just the love

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and sharing the love. We begin 2026 with Schubert.

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In our first episode of the new year, I sit down

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with concert pianist and recording artist Emil

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Burszkowicz for a deep conversation about his

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bold Schubert 200 project, his journey toward

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recording Schubert's complete piano works by

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2028, and why this music continues to speak so

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powerfully today. We explore intimacy over scale,

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the return of Schubertiadin, and why presenting

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classical music in more intimate ways may help

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shape its future. Schubert Now premieres Tuesday,

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January 13th. Audio available wherever you listen

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to podcasts. Don't miss it.