Schumann gets a wacky memorial in Düsseldorf

Schumann gets a wacky memorial in Düsseldorf

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norman lebrecht

October 28, 2022

The mayor of Düsseldorf yesterday unveiled a tribute to Robert and Clara Schumann, ‘Danse À Deux’, at the Ratinger Tor.

The sculpture is the work of Markus Lüpertz.

Schumann had such strong feelings about the city that he jumped into the raging Rhine in a suicide attempt in February 1854.

The couple’s former home is now a city museum .

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