[2] She studied at the Charlotte Square Institution in Edinburgh, where her uncle George Lichtenstein was a director.
[5] Following her uncle's death, Lichtenstein became principal of the Charlotte Square Institution.
In 1899,[6] she was invited by Lord Strathcona to organize a music department at the Royal Victoria College (later McGill University) in Montreal.
[11] Her students included Pauline Donalda,[12] Ellen Ballon,[13] Maud Allan,[14] Marguerita Spencer, jazz pianist Max Chamitov,[15] and bass singer Edmund Burke.
[16] In 1979, as part of the conservatory's 80th anniversary events, pianist Janet Schmalfeldt gave a recital in memory of Clara Lichtenstein, featuring works by Bach, Schubert, Schumann, and Liszt.