Clara Rockmore - "The Swan" (1976)

441K views · 11K reactions | Remembering theremin virtuoso Clara Rockmore, born on this day in 1911 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Here she is performing “The Swan” with her sister Nadia Reisenberg on piano. This performance and interview was filmed by Robert Moog at Clara’s apartment in New York City in 1976. | Dust-to-Digital | Facebook

1.4K views · 55 reactions | Happy birthday to Clara Rockmore, who holds a special place in music history as the leading performer on the theremin. Rockmore inspired new compositions and championed the theremin in classical music. The theremin is controlled by the player’s hand movements in the air around two antennae. Try playing the unique instrument yourself in MIM’s Experience Gallery! | Musical Instrument Museum - MIM | Facebook