Despite these constraints, Clara Wieck Schumann became a concert pianist and composer. "She was really a pioneer with so many things," says Australian pianist Andrea Lam, one of the judges in the ...

Clara Wieck Schumann was her father’s prodigy, a composer’s wife and a musician in her own right. Her story is still inspiring musicians today.

Clara Wieck Schumann was one of the most highly regarded pianists of her day, a prodigy who first appeared in concert at age 9, and a legendary teacher (she was the first woman teacher at the Hoch ...

One of the 19 th century’s most important musical power couples, Robert and Clara Schumann, will be the focus Thursday of a concert by the Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach. More to the point ...

In 1835, the piano concerto by Schumann (then Clara Wieck, not yet married to the composer Robert Schumann) premiered at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Germany, under the baton of Felix Mendelssohn.

Born Clara Wieck in Leipzig in 1819, her parents separated when she was a child, and her father was granted custody. Friedrich Wieck was well known as a top piano teacher.

Clara Wieck Schumann was a German musician -- a pianist, composer, and teacher who lived from 1819-1896. She started playing piano at age 5, and was a child prodigy. She and her husband Robert ...

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 ...