11 FEBRUARY 2006, Page 19

Team Schumann

From Nerissa vom Baur Roehrs Sir: Peter Phillips regrets that Shostakovich has been neglected in the worldwide frenzy of the Mozart celebrations. May I add that 2006 is also the anniversary of the deaths of both Robert (150th) and Clara (110th) Schumann, respectively. Surely the Schumanns, each in his/her own way, rank with Shostakovich in the pantheon of musical genius.

Nerissa vom Baur Roehrs

Leipzig, Germany