Robert Schumann was a German composer and critic born in Zwickau on June 8, 1810. A quirky, problematic genius, he wrote some of the greatest music of the Romantic era, and also some of the weakest.

Intensity. There's no more appropriate word to describe Robert Schumann. Everything in his life seemed to be done with nothing less than total commitment, from his unrelenting pursuit of the love of ...

“Getting to have that back and forth, give and take, with such exceedingly fine musicians — this is really a beautiful thing,” Jonathan Biss said about his upcoming performance with the Boston ...

Pianist Orion Weiss, who wowed Arkansas Symphony audiences over the weekend soloing in Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto ...

A collection which has given me great pleasure. Five hours of Kempff’s Schumann for DG‚ intelligently presented and in nicely freshened sound‚ make a handsome box. Sample it anywhere and there can be ...

At the dawn of the Romantic era, Schumann’s rich musical imagination takes flight in enchanting works for solo piano. Schumann’s first 23 opus numbers are all for piano and represent a unique phase in ...

This week's Minnesota Orchestra concerts, heard Thursday morning at Orchestra Hall, feature two British compositions surrounding one of the most popular Romantic concertos, the Schumann Piano Concerto ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by A pairing of Clara and Robert Schumann’s piano concertos, Kurt Weill’s symphonies and Steve Reich’s string quartets are among the highlights. Beatrice ...

Robert Schumann's life was a roller coaster of success and plight. See how his music mirros his personal life during the Houston Symphony's Schumann Festival: Angels and Demons. Credit: Photo from ...

Sitting down and placing his fingers on the piano keys, 12-year-old Jia Zhichao, from the Guangzhou Schumann Piano School, started playing Chopin's Ballade in G Minor. The melody filled the concert ...