Hélène Liebmann née Riese (16 December 1795 – 2 December 1869) was a

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

pianist and composer. She was born in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

and studied music with

Franz Lauska Franz Seraphin Lauska (13 January 1764 – 18 April 1825), baptised as Franciscus Ignatius Joannes Nepomucensis Carolus Boromaeus,Anke Sieber: Franz Lauska (1764–1825). Biographie, Briefe, Werkverzeichnis, Göttingen: Hainholz 2016. was a Mora ...

and

Ferdinand Ries Ferdinand Ries (baptised 28 November 1784 – 13 January 1838) was a German composer. Ries was a friend, pupil and secretary of Ludwig van Beethoven. He composed eight symphonies, a violin concerto, nine piano concertos (the first concerto ...

. A child prodigy, she made her debut before age 13 and published her ''Piano Sonata'' when she was 15. She married around 1814 and may have moved with her husband to

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

and then

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

. She was present at a

Clara Wieck Clara Josephine Schumann (; née Wieck; 13 September 1819 – 20 May 1896) was a German pianist, composer, and piano teacher. Regarded as one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era, she exerted her influence over the course of a ...

(Schumann) concert in 1835.

Works

Liebmann composed songs, sonatas and piano works. Selected works include: *''Grand Quatuor'', Op 13 *''Grand Sonata'', Op 11 (Grande Sonate pour Pianoforte et Violoncelle) *''Kennst du das Land?'' Op 3, setting from

Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism, as well as treat ...

's ''Wilhelm Meister'' *''Violin Sonata'' Op 9

References

1795 births 1835 deaths 19th-century classical composers 19th-century classical pianists 19th-century German composers German classical composers German classical pianists German women classical composers German women pianists Musicians from Berlin Women classical pianists 19th-century women composers 19th-century women pianists {{Germany-composer-stub