Mozart's Attic Thursday Jan 18th at 10:00 PM

By Jay Lamy (Jayski)

Published January 15, 2018 at 9:44 AM EST

Robert Schumann was on his way toward becoming one of Europe's most pre-eminent pianists until a hand injury ended that quest. He then turned to composition and he became one of the most influential composers of the Romantic period, until -- again -- his career was thwarted, this time by mental illness.

Schumann left us one piano concerto: a taste of both his vocations, as it were, and it's our featured work this Thursday .

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Jay Lamy (Jayski)

Originally from central Massachusetts, Jay has called the Space Coast home for more than 30 years. He began his association with WFIT in the late '90s as a dumpster diver for office furniture in response to a broadcast plea for a new chair from a frustrated disc jockey. (WFIT has come a long way since.)

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