© 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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SeattleDebussy, Schumann, Beethoven, & Korngold
Debussy, Schumann, Beethoven, Korngold
Anthony McGill; Max Levinson; Clive Greensmith; Orion Weiss
DubrovnikYuya Okamoto & Robert Kulek
Beethoven, Prokofiev, Schumann, Franck
Yuya Okamoto; Robert Kulek
LondonProm 8: Youthful Beginnings
Boulanger, Mendelssohn, Owen, Schumann
BBC National Orchestra of Wales; Thomas Søndergård; Bertrand Chamayou
LondonThe Amici Trio
Debussy, Edwards, Schumann, Piazzolla, Klughardt, Bach
The Amici Trio; Elsie Woollard; Mark Gibbs; Christopher Atkinson
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Chamber music gets physical at the Schubertiade
As part of the annual Schubertiade festival, clarinettist Martin Fröst and pianist Roland Pöntinin recently gave an unforgettable recital.
Pittsburgh Symphony closes season magnificently
Manfred Honeck concluded the PSO’s season – his tenth as music director – with Emanuel Ax in Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto and a spectacular traversal of Berlioz’s Te Deum.
Life and death in Istanbul: Maisky family trio
Youthful Mahler, earth-shattering Shostatovich and life-affirming Schumann, played by The Maisky Trio and Maxim Rysanov at the Istanbul Music Festival.
Bryn Terfel at the Bergen International Festival
At their recital at the Bergen International Festival, Bryn Terfel and pianist Caradog Williams presented a programme of overwhelming sameness and neverending joviality.
Paradise Regained: Schumann’s secular oratorio in Berlin
Berliner Philharmoniker’s interpretation of Das Paradies und die Peri reaches for the heavens.