© Photo by Michael Sondermann Presseamt Stadt Bonn
Robert Schumann was undoubtedly one of the greatest German composers of the Romantic era. A hand injury, sustained in a misguided attempt to strengthen the fingers on his right hand by the use of a mechanical device, ended his career as a concert pianist. After this time, Schumann focused on composition instead.
Fact file
| Year of birth | 1810 |
| Year of death | 1856 |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Period | Romantic |
Schumann Birthday Playlist
Sunday 8th June is Schumann’s birthday, so here's a selected playlist to enjoy.
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SevilleFausto
Wagner, Rachmaninov, Schumann
Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla; John Axelrod; Mary Anne Huntsman
PhiladelphiaBeethoven's Eroica
Beethoven, Schumann
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Jonathan Biss; Kensho Watanabe
AtlantaElgar Cello Concerto at 100
Sullivan, Elgar, Schumann
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Carlos Kalmar; Sheku Kanneh-Mason
VallettaA Spring Symphony
Brahms, Webern, Schumann
Malta Philharmonic Orchestra; Michael Laus; Pietro De Maria
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Stravinsky and Schumann with Dudamel and the Boston Symphony
Gustavo Dudamel and the Boston Symphony Orchestra perform Stravinsky and Schumann's rousing musical depictions of spring.
A colourful journey with Igor Levit and the ONF
With Alain Altinoglu at the podium, the programme of works by Beethoven, Ravel and Stravinsky showed off Levit's lightness and freshness and brought out the excitement of fairytales.
Master craftsmen: Lachenmann's My Melodies
The most recent work by the elder statesman of contemporary music in Germany is given a performance in Berlin's Philharmonie.
Supergroup Fauré and Schumann at Wigmore Hall
Much more than an accompanist, Denk was the rock on which the success of such a demanding programme was built.
Musical worlds collide in Manchester
John Storgårds conducts the BBC Philharmonic in the premiere of Robin Holloway’s trumpet concerto and Valentin Silvestrov’s Fifth Symphony.
