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Music
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Life
He started playing piano at the age of eight.
Husband of Clara (they married 12 September 1840).
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Concerts
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Events
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31 March 1841: Premiere of Symphony no. 1 in B flat major op. 38 “Frühlingssinfonie”, in Leipzig, Germany, with Mendelssohn conducting.
6 December 1841: Premiere of Overture, Scherzo and Finale op. 52, in Leipzig, Germany.
6 December 1841: Premiere of the first version of Symphony no. 4 in d minor op. 120, in Leipzig, Germany.
4 December 1843: Premiere of Das Paradies und die Peri, in Leipzig, Germany, with Clara Shumann as soloist.
5 November 1846: Premiere of Symphony no. 2 in C major op. 61, in Leipzig, Germany, with Mendelssohn conducting.
25 February 1850: Premiere of concert piece for 4 horns op. 86, in Leipzig, Germany.
25 June 1850: Premiere of Genoveva, in Leipzig, Germany.
6 February 1851: Premiere of Symphony no. 3 in E flat major op. 97 “Rheinische”, in Düsseldorf, Germany, with Schumann conducting.
5 February 1852: Premiere of Der Rose Pilgerfahrt, in Düsseldorf, Germany.
24 March 1852: Premiere of the Manfred Overture op. 115, in Leipzig, Germany, with Schumann conducting.
3 March 1853: Premiere of Symphony no. 4 in d minor op. 120 (second version), in Düsseldorf, Germany, with Schumann conducting.
9 June 1860: Premiere of cello concerto in a minor op. 129, in Leipzig, Germany.
13 January 1862: Premiere of Scenes from Goehtes Faust, in Cologne, Germany.
26 November 1937: Premiere of violin concerto in d minor, in Berlin, Germany.
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