Where the fire is passed on: “Youth makes music” starts state competition in Zwickau

The arabesque by Robert Schumann is one of the most popular works by the Zwickau artist. Pianist stars like Vladimir Ashkenazy, Maria João Pirez, Emil Gilels and Lang Lang found it worth capturing the virtuoso showpiece on audio recordings or video for posterity. Can a 15 year old play something like that? Obviously yes: The hands of Marie Igel from Zwickau fly in the highly virtuosic work with…