Clemens Schumann
Clemens Schumann (born March 9, 1876 in Königstein ; † May 3, 1938 in Dresden ) was a German musician . From 1900 to 1936 he was a violinist in the Dresden Staatskapelle .
Life
Clemens Schumann jun. was born as the son of the town music director Clemens Schumann sen. (1839–1918) and brother of the composer Georg Schumann, born in the town of Königstein on the Elbe in Saxon Switzerland. Other siblings were Alfred Schumann (1868-1891), most recently concertmaster with the Bremen Philharmonic , and the Saxon composer Camillo Schumann , who is now remembered by a memorial stone in Königstein. He received the same first name as his father and, like his siblings, received musical instruction from him at an early age. The Schumanns were famous for their house music. In his youth, Clemens Schumann was also a member of the Königsteiner Stadtkapelle, which his father directed.
Admission to the Holsteinische Sieben-Raben-Stift enabled him to be admitted to the Leipzig Conservatory after attending elementary school . His two older brothers Georg and Camillo had already had their musical education there. As an artistic role model, Clemens Schumann chose the violon virtuoso Felix Berber , to whom he had also made personal contact.
After his brother Georg took over the management of the Philharmonie in Bremen , he brought his younger brother there from Leipzig and took care of his further musical training with the Bremen concertmaster Bernhard Dessau. After a short time, Clemens Schumann was already on his first concert tours as a young violin soloist from Bremen. But he also performed together, for example in Eisenach in May 1897 with his brother Camillo.
As far as playing the violin is concerned, he devoted himself increasingly to the works of older masters, some of which were neglected at the time. He mainly played an instrument from 1530.
From Bremen in 1900 he did not become a regular member of the Dresden court orchestra (later the city orchestra). In the same year he was allowed to take part in the Bayreuth Festival . Two years later he rose to join the musicians who were accepted to reinforce the band. During this time he received musical training from the Dresden concertmaster Henri Petri. In 1910 he was appointed chamber musician.
In addition to his work in the town band, he and his brothers gave numerous concerts in Dresden for charitable purposes.
He retired in 1936 at the age of 60. Just two years later he died in his apartment at Uhlandstrasse 16 in Dresden. According to his wishes, he was buried in the cemetery in his hometown of Königstein.
literature
- Otto Schmid: The Saxon State Orchestra , Dresden 1923
- Karl Laux : The Dresden City Chapel , Leipzig 1964
- Harald Schurz: Important Königstein Musicians , Vol. 3, Dresden 1968, p. 17.
- Harald Schurz: Clemens Schumann jun. for the 100th birthday . In: Sächsische Heimatblätter , 22 (1976), p. 206
- Ars organi , Vol. 35, 1987, p. 154
Individual evidence
- ↑ Harald Schurz: Clemens Schumann jun. for the 100th birthday . In: Sächsische Heimatblätter , 22 (1976), p. 206
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schumann, Clemens |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 9, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Koenigstein |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 3, 1938 |
| Place of death | Dresden |