Theodor Kirchner

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Fürchtegott Theodor Kirchner (10 December 1823 – 18 September 1903) was a German pianist and composer and pianist of the Romantic era. Kirchner was born at Neukirchen, near Chemnitz, and at the age of eight, was already an accomplished pianist and organist. From 1838 to 1842, he studied in Leipzig under Julius Knorr (piano) and Karl Ferdinand Becker (organ and theory). Kirchner subsequently was a pupil of Johann Gottlob Schneider in Dresden and attended the Leipzig Conservatory for a short time. In 1843, he became organist in Winterthur, Switzerland, on the recommendation of Mendelssohn. He remained there for nearly 20 years, but travelled much in Germany, befriending Robert and Clara Schumann and Brahms. Clara Schumann was very fond of him, though she wrote that "in his character there is no stability", and it appears they had a discreet affair in the early 1860s. In 1862, Kirchner moved to Zurich as the director of the subscription concerts there. This appointment lasted only three years. From 1862 to 1872, Kirchner taught in the music school at Zurich.