Schumann gets a wacky memorial in Düsseldorf
NewsThe 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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