Johannes brahms wife

1833     Born 7 May in Hamburg, Germany

1840     Begins studies with Otto Cossel

1845     Begins studies with Edward Marxsen

1848     First public performance as a solo pianist

1853     Meets Hungarian violinist Remenyi (Eduard Hoffmann) and they tour through North      

             Germany: to Hanover and Göttingen where Brahms meets German violin virtuoso     

             Joseph Joachim. They then travel on to Weimar, where Brahms meets Franz Liszt.

             Brahms then leaves Remenyi for Düsseldorf and on 31 October he meets Robert and

             Clara Schumann. Schumann's article Neue Bahnen appears in the Neue Zeitschrift für

             Musik. Brahms then moves on to Leipzig for performances of his compositions and later

             returns to Hamburg

1854     Accepts position as Director of Court Concerts and Choral Society for the Prince of

             Lippe-Detmold. In February, Robert Schumann has a br Examples of brief biography.