George Chakiris’ initial turn in the spotlight lasted only a few seconds, if you could even find the 15-year-old.

Clara Schumann’s Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann is more than just a dazzling set of piano variations—it’s a love letter in music. She took a theme from Robert’s Bunte Blätter ...

Rising Star violinist Ellinor D'Melon performs Clara Schumann's soothing Romance No.1, accompanied by pianist Nicola Eimer. Filmed in 2023 as part of Classic FM's Rising Stars with Julian Lloyd Webber ...

Its title, “Clara” and its thematic inspiration come from the wife of the composer whose work opened the concert, Robert Schumann. Clara Schumann was a virtuoso pianist and a composer in her ...

The season includes appearances from renowned pianist Richard Goode, experimental South African cellist Abel Selaocoe (the ...

So he returned to the Wiecks’ house, where he lodged and boarded, determined to become a world-famous virtuoso like Wieck’s talented young daughter Clara. Schumann’s mature career as a composer dates ...