And as he does not want to go along with the unfair oblivion, he is planning a concert dedicated to Schumann, who at seven wrote his first music pieces,like his Polish colleague.

 “I guess it is crucial for any pianist to play most of Chopin music before they can call themselves pianists. But I am surprised and worried and do not understand why the strings have not been pulled to celebrate Schumann´s 200th anniversary,” said Fernández.

“I will honor him late this year and I´m already inviting you to my concert in December at the Amadeo Roldán theatre with the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra, directed by Enrique Pérez Mesa,” he said.
 
Fernández will play Schumann´s “Concerto in A minor for piano and orchestra,” the only one written by the composer, who was born June 8, 1810, in Zwickau, Germany.

 The concert was world premiered in 1846 in Leipzig by Clara Wieck, the musician´s wife, who was a "child prodigy" at the piano and is actually considered the most important pianist of the nineteenth century. After his death at 46, she devoted her efforts to promote Schumann´s work in Europe.

 On the other hand, Chopin died at 39. Both composers created new aesthetic parameters in their music and both had very stormy lives.

 Schumann, who was identified with both literature and music from an early stage, expressed his admiration for Frederick, whom he considered a genius. He founded and directed a magazine where he published his harsh music criticism.

 He was considered a bizarre person for talking about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven and Carl Maria von Weber as great composers at a time when they were seen as figures of lesser stature.

 His essays deal with the virtuosity of Chopin and some contemporary talents such as Johannes Brahms, of whom it is said he was a discoverer.

Chopin became an unsurpassed pianist. Schumann was consumed by the obsession of reaching higher virtuosity levels, but his efforts to improve his piano techniques caused a serious injury to his right hand that made him quit that dream.

 Then, he devoted himself to creation. In fact, critics label him along with Chopin as one of the leading composers and pianists in the history of classical music.