Robert Schumann Archive

Richard O’Neill was recently appointed violist of the well-known Takács Quartet. He has distinguished himself as one of the great instrumentalists of his generation. GRAMMY Award winner for Best Classical Instrumental Solo Performance in 2021, …

The Piano Concerto by Robert Schumann began life as a Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra in one movement. The Fantasy was Schumann’s first completed work for piano and orchestra; he had made four earlier attempts …

Written about children, but not written for children, the collection of short piano pieces entitled Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) by Robert Schumann was a gift to Clara Wieck in 1838, two years before they were …

Schumann‘s Second Symphony began to take shape at the end of 1845, shortly after his recovery from a nervous breakdown. He made the following comment to Felix Mendelssohn: “drums and trumpets have been sounding in …

Korean-born pianist, Yeol Eum Son, took her first piano lesson at the age of 3 and a half. She made her recital debut on the Kumho Prodigy Concert Series in July 1998. She studied with …