George Lichtenstein (musician)

George Lichtenstein (1827 – 13 February 1893) was a Hungarian pianist and music teacher who lived and worked in Edinburgh, Scotland.

As a child, he studied violin and piano with Georg Vierling, and was influenced by the music of Hungarian Gypsies.

[1] Lichtenstein also studied law and served as secretary to political activist Lajos Kossuth during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.

In London, George Lichtenstein was befriended by Jenny Lind and others and worked as a piano teacher and concert pianist.

He served as music teacher and accompanist to Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh while he studied at Holyrood.