Robert Schumann was a German composer, pianist, and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career as a virtuoso pianist. His teacher, Friedrich Wieck, a German pianist, had assured him that he could become the finest pianist in Europe, but a hand injury ended this dream. Schumann then focused his musical energies on composing.
Steven Isserlis is a British cellist. An acclaimed soloist, chamber musician, educator, writer and broadcaster, he is widely regarded as one of the leading musicians of his generation. He is also noted for his diverse repertoire and distinctive sound which is deployed with his use of gut strings.
Jörg Wolfgang Demus was an Austrian classical pianist who appeared internationally and made many recordings. He was also a composer and a lecturer at music academies. In composition and playing, he focused on chamber music and lieder. He played with singers such as Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, as a piano duo with Paul Badura-Skoda, and with string players such as Josef Suk and Antonio Janigro. Demus was instrumental in bringing the historic fortepiano to concert podiums. He was a member of the Legion of Honour, among many awards. He is regarded as one of the leading Austrian pianists of the immediate post-World War II era.
Eliso Virsaladze is a Georgian pianist.
Nelly Akopian-Tamarina is a Russian pianist. She is of Armenian origin.
Alexander Markovich Melnikov is a Russian pianist. His grandmother was the Soviet pianist and composer Zara Levina.
Svetlana Navasardyan, is an Armenian classical concert pianist.
Pavel Grigorievich Egorov was a Russian pianist and scholar.
Tamriko Siprashvili is a Georgian pianist. She was born in Tbilisi the capital city of the Republic of Georgia.
Jozef De Beenhouwer is a Belgian pianist, music teacher and musicologist.
Joan Olive Chissell was an English writer and lecturer on music, and music reviewer for The Times 1948–79. She made a special study of the life and works of Robert Schumann.
Hartmut Höll is a German pianist and music professor.
Annerose Schmidt was the professional name used by Annerose Boeck, a German pianist. She received official recognition as a concert pianist from what later became the East German state in 1948, which was the year of her twelfth birthday.
Éric Le Sage is a contemporary French classical pianist.
The Robert Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau is a classical music award. Since 1964 it has been awarded by the Lord Mayor of Zwickau. Robert Schumann was born in Zwickau. Between 1964 and 2002 the prize was awarded annually, since 2003 biennially. The award is given to outstanding singers, instrumentalists and ensembles as well as musicologists and musical institutions, who have rendered special service (sic) to cherishing and presenting Schumann’s musical and literary heritage as well as to the knowledge of his life and works. The prize is endowed with a total of €10,000. The winners receive a certificate and a bronze medal with the portrait of Schumann, created by the sculptor Gerhard Lichtenfeld.
Victoria Audrey Sarasvathi is an Indonesian-German concert classical pianist.
Dana Ciocarlie is a French pianist and teacher of music of Romanian origin.
Marie-Elisabeth Hecker is a German cellist. In 2005 she was one of the youngest participants to win first prize at the Concours de violoncelle Rostropovitch, the most important cello competition held every four years in Paris.
Martin Karl Hermann Schoppe was a German musicologist and painter.
Gerhard Puchelt was a German pianist.
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