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Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel was an extraordinary pianist and prolific composer who was discouraged from pursuing a professional career in music because she was a woman. In 1831, she began hosting her own Sunday musicales—the Sonntagsmusiken—with an impressive guest list of composers, writers, and performers. This program explores works by Fanny and her musicale attendees, including Clara Schumann, Franz Liszt, and Heinrich Heine.