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Robert Schumann

Composer

Born: 1810, Zwickau, Germany
Died: 1856, Endenich, Germany

“It is the artist’s lofty mission to shed light into the very depths of the human heart.”

Robert Schumann, subject to unpredictable mood swings, worried constantly about madness and death. Abandoning a career as a concert pianist, he focused on composing and imbued his greatest works with tremendous imagination and atmosphere. He eventually succumbed to the madness he feared so much, dying in an asylum at the age of 46.

Upcoming Events

Mao Fujita
Apr 9–11, 2027

Schumann’s Piano Concerto

Past Events

Behzod Abduraimov
Mar 27–29, 2026

Brahms & Beethoven

Gustavo Dudamel
Feb 12–15, 2026

Dudamel Conducts Beethoven and Lorenz

Featuring Yunchan Lim and Cate Blanchett

Louis Langrée
Jan 9 & 11–12, 2025

(Canceled) Schumann & Brahms

Yefim Bronfman
Wed  Apr 24, 2024  8pm

Yefim Bronfman

Colburn Celebrity Recital

Tianyi Lu
Apr 21–23, 2023

Schumann and Scheherazade

Midori
Wed  Mar 16, 2022  8pm

Colburn Celebrity Recital: Midori

Chloe Jiyeong Mun
Sun  May 2, 2021  7:30pm

(Canceled) Seoul Festival

Seong-Jin Cho
Tue  Dec 8, 2020  8pm

(Canceled) Seong-Jin Cho

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Sun  Jan 12, 2020  7:30pm

Christian Schmitt

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Tue  May 22, 2018  8pm

All-Schumann

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Sun  Feb 25, 2018  7:30pm

Trifonov & Babayan

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