Midori’s Schumann release
Violinist Midori dropped a new album of Schumann with Festival Strings Lucerne and pianist Özgür Aydin — the post has 24 likes and 703 views and the record is streaming now social social. Attendees are also raving about recent diplomatic concerts that leaned into Ravel and Debussy’s wind–piano textures, calling the dissonances elegantly drifting and immersive social.
Midori makes her PENTATONE debut on a Schumann album released March 6, 2026. midori-violin.com The disc centres on Robert Schumann’s Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23, paired with his Five Pieces in Folk Style Op. 102 and Three Romances Op. 94, plus Clara Schumann’s Three Romances Op. 22. pentatonemusic.com Festival Strings Lucerne appear under the baton of Daniel Dodds with pianist Özgür Aydın sharing the chamber‑music items; those credits are listed on the Pentatone album page. pentatonemusic.com The release runs 14 tracks and about 1 hour 9 minutes, with production credits that include producer Wolfram Nehls and engineers Thomas Bosl and Max Molling on the album metadata. pentatonemusic.com Early reviews praised the emotional intimacy and phrasing: Pizzicato highlighted Midori and Aydın’s “sensitive” readings and the Festival Strings’ responsive accompaniment. pizzicato.lu The Festival Strings scheduled a CD‑release cycle and a Japan tour with Midori around the launch, tying the recording to forthcoming live appearances noted on the ensemble’s announcement. innerschweizonline.ch Programming that foregrounds wind‑and‑piano colour—like recent embassy and diplomatic concert series pairing Ravel and Debussy—has been used as a deliberate “musical diplomacy” format by series such as The Embassy Series in Washington, D.C. (a model for those diplomatic concerts). embassyseries.org
