Robert Schumann
composer

Robert Schumann

  • June 8, 1810 Zwickau (Germany) - July 29, 1856 Franckfurt am Main (Germany)

Biography

Robert Schumann, a poetic background

Robert Schumann, the leading figure for all the musicians of the “1810 generation”, practically never left Germany where he shone for his critical writing and his musical compositions. A highly gifted child, he wrote novels, stories and poems at the age of twelve. His father owned a bookshop and passed on his taste for literature introducing him to the poetry of Paul Richter and E.T.A. Hoffmann who would remain part of his universe.

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Horowitz Competition Kyiv-Geneva 2023: Final Round
Horowitz Competition Kyiv-Geneva 2023: Final Round

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Lucas Debargue in recital

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5th Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition 2022: Final Round (II/II)
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Mao Fujita in recital

Verbier Festival 2022

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Concours de Genève 2022: Piano Semi-Final (Solo Recital)

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Maxim Emelyanychev conducts Schumann — With Adam Laloum
Maxim Emelyanychev conducts Schumann — With Adam Laloum

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Concours musical international de Montréal: Finals (III/IV)
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Les Coups de Cœur à Chantilly I/II

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Grigory Sokolov in recital
Grigory Sokolov in recital

Palais des Nations

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Janine Jansen and the 12 Stradivari — With Sir Antonio Pappano

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Paavo Järvi conducts Takemitsu, Schumann, and Bruckner — With Sol Gabetta
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#WorldPianoDay: a virtual festival with the greatest pianists

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Herbert Blomstedt conducts Beethoven — With Martha Argerich
Herbert Blomstedt conducts Beethoven — With Martha Argerich

Lucerne Festival Orchestra — Lucerne Festival 2020

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Grigory Sokolov in recital
Grigory Sokolov in recital

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Martha Argerich and Guy Braunstein perform Schumann, Prokofiev, and Franck
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Mao Fujita plays Liszt, Scriabin, and Prokofiev

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Kit Armstrong and Alfred Brendel: Conversation Between Words and Music

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Lucas Debargue plays Schubert and Liszt
Lucas Debargue plays Schubert and Liszt

Verbier Festival 2017

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Daniil Trifonov and Mikhail Pletnev perform Chopin's Two Piano Concertos