CLARA SCHUMANN

CHILDHOOD

• She was a child prodigy
• She started training at 5 years old
• She began touring at 11
• She met Robert schumann
• She didn’t have much of a childhood

PARENTS

• Father
• A professional pianist and teacher
• Mother
• An accomplished singer

PIANO CONCERTO

• https://youtu.be/g4JP7ZSapdo
• Here is one of clara’s most famous pieces

ROBERT SCHUMANN

• When Robert died Clara had to take care of eight kids
• They met at piano lessons
• Clara’s father didn’t approve of the relationship
• Although Johannes Brahms helped Clara with her kids after Robert died

EXTRA INFORMATION

• Her middle name is Josephine
• She was in the romantic era
• A teacher of piano
• She died in Frankfurt, Germany
• She was buried next to her husband
• Her maiden name was Wieck

WHERE SHE’S LIVED

• Leipzig,Germany
• Plauen,Germany
• London,England
• Frankfurt,Germany
• Dresden,Germany
• Baden,Germany
• Berlin,Germany

CHILDREN

• Eugenie-daughter (1851-1938)
• Felix-son (1854-1879)
• Marie-daughter (1841-1929)
• Julie-daughter (2845-1872)
• Ferdinand-son (1849-1891)
• Elise-daughter (1843-1928)
• Emil-son (1846-1847)
• Ludwig-son (1848-1899)

SONGS

• Piano trio - https://youtu.be/nzTcsluFxU4
• Piano concerto
• Gondoliera - https://youtu.be/ZpW6OxEf8IA
• Romanze in a minor
• Piano sonata
• Lorelei

WHO SHE WORKED WITH

• Johannes Brahms
• Friedrich Wieck
• David Watkin
• Nikolai Rubinstein
• Joseph Joachim

TEACHING

• Nikolai Rubinstein
• William Sterndale Bennett
• Clara Perra
• Marian Macdowell
• Felix Mendelssohn
• Franz Schubert

WEBSITES

• Wikipedia
• YouTube
• Biography.com
• Music academy