Hieronymus Weickmann

Hieronymus Weickmann (Russian: Иероним Андреевич Вейкман; 26 February 1825 in Nuremberg – 26 April 1895 in Nuremberg) was an Imperial Russian viola player, composer and music educator of German descent.

Along with Leopold Auer, Johann Wilhelm Zacharias Pickel and Karl Davydov, and later Aleksandr Verzhbilovich, he was a member of the quartet of the Russian Musical Society in Saint Petersburg from 1859–1889.

He often appeared as viola soloist performing, in particular, the solo part in Hector Berlioz' Harold en Italie conducted by the composer during his tour of Russia in 1867–1868.

Anton Rubinstein wrote his Viola Sonata for Weickmann who premiered the work in 1855 with the composer at the piano.

Henryk Wieniawski also composed his Rêverie in F♯ minor in 1855 for Weickmann.

The String Quartet of the Russian Musical Society of Saint Petersburg in the 1880s; (left to right) Leopold Auer , Johann Wilhelm Zacharias Pickel, Hieronymus Weickmann , Aleksandr Verzhbilovich