Performed live on August 3, 2026 at the Intermezzo season finale, this opening movement channels Schumann’s fictional alter ego Kapellmeister Kreisler. Marked “extremely animated,” it moves between turbulent, restless outbursts and the more lyrical passages found later in the cycle.

Performed at the University of Chile Concert Hall on November 14, 2024, as part of Vedrana’s ongoing engagement as Visiting Professor there. Drawing on Dante’s Divine Comedy, this touchstone of Romantic virtuoso repertoire moves from a stormy, tritone laced opening through episodes of lyrical transcendence.

Performed with tenor Brian Stucki at Intermezzo’s third concert of the season, July 29, 2026. The opening song of Die schöne Müllerin sets the young miller on his journey with buoyant, rolling piano figures evoking the turning of a mill wheel.

Performed with violinist Jassen Todorov at Libby Gardner Concert Hall on February 21, 2026. Beethoven himself described this sonata as written “in a very concertante style, quasi like a concerto,” and this tarantella like finale closes it with virtuosic exchange between the two instruments.

Four masterclass lessons spanning Beethoven, Liszt, Bach, and Chopin, each focused on a distinct technical and interpretive challenge. Topics range from score fidelity and thematic transformation to applying a Baroque organ palette and balancing virtuosity with expression.