Astonishing as it seems in hindsight, Clara Wieck Schumann often doubted her own ability to compose. “I once believed that I possessed creative talent, but…a woman must not desire to compose—there has never yet been one able to do it. Should I expect to be the one?” Her Piano Concerto in A minor leaves no doubt about the depth and breadth of her musical imagination. Guest pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason, whose debut album Romance—the Piano Music of Clara Schumann won popular and critical acclaim around the world, makes her debut with the NAC Orchestra to perform this lovely concerto