Schumann, Robert

Schumann, Robert (8 June 1810, Zwickau; 29 July 1856, Endenich), composer, took piano lessons as a child, but he displayed no special interest in music until he heard Moscheles at a concert in 1819. Then, at his school in Swickau, he began to play the piano in student concerts, and, at age 13, he wrote his first article on a musical subject. He went on to study law in Leipzig during 1828, but his growing interest in music had now developed to the point where he was neglecting his work at the…