Clara Schumann: Variations on a theme by Robert Schumann ... A year earlier, in early 1853, the then-unknown 20-year-old Johannes Brahms had presented himself at the Schumanns' home in Düsseldorf.

The story of young composer, Johannes Brahms, and his relationship with, Robert and Clara Schumann, the famous music couple that aided in his rise to fame.

In 1878, Johannes Brahms began his Second Piano Concerto ... His closest friend, Clara Schumann, begged him to shave it off, but he enjoyed his new disguise, introducing himself to friends ...

There were lovely moments Friday night in the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s performances of the Schumann Piano Concerto (with Hélène Grimaud) and Brahms Fourth Symphony. But, with music director Fabio ...