With works by Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann, this album is dedicated entirely to the magic of musical romanticism. Two composers, two worlds of sound – united by emotional depth, imagination and a love of the piano.

Lei Meng interprets Schumann’s filigree Arabesque op. 18 and his passionate C major Fantasy op. 17, a musical confession full of inner drama. Schubert will perform the intimate Allegretto in C minor D 915 and the powerful, visionary Wanderer Fantasy D 760 – an orchestral masterpiece for piano.

Lei Meng, born in 1991 in Harbin (China), studied at the Mozarteum Salzburg and the CNSMD in Paris, among others. She has won prizes at international competitions and has performed in Europe, China, Brazil and the USA. She has been Professor of Piano and Piano Didactics at the Mozarteum Salzburg since 2024. Her artistic versatility is reflected in numerous solo and chamber music projects.

Pure romanticism – full of longing, melancholy and expressiveness. An invitation to listen and dream.