Heinrich von Herzogenberg, composer and conductor, is hosting a party to celebrate the first performance of Johannes Brahms’ violin concerto: among the guests are Eduard Hanslick, the critic; Josef Joachim, violinist; Fritz Simrock, Brahm’s music publisher; and Clara Schumann, composer, pianist and widow of Robert Schumann. An illustrious list.
This is a new rethinking of Shakespeare's Macbeth to attempt to make us re-evaluate our gender prejudices.