Friedrich Wieck Friedrich Wieck Johann Gottlob Friedrich Wieck (18 August 1785 – 6 October 1873, aged 88) was a noted German piano teacher, voice teacher, owner of a piano store, and music reviewer. He is remembered as the teacher of his daughter, Clara, a child prodigy who was undertaking international concert tours by age eleven and who later married her father's pupil Robert Schumann, in defiance of her father's extreme objections. As Clara Schumann, she became one of the most famous pianists of her time. Another of Wieck's daughters, Marie Wieck, also had a career in music, although not nearly so illustrious
Marie Wieck concerts with her sister Clara and also performed with Joseph Joachim's wife, the opera singer Amalie Weiss. She was appointed court pianist for the chamber concerts of the Prince of Hohenzollern. Wieck composed and published several piano works, including Études for piano and studies for voice. She is credited for working to bring German Music to the attention of the public, particularly in London, where she performed publicly for five seasons. Wieck never married. Marie Wieck Marie Wieck (January 17, 1832 – November 2, 1916) was a German pianist, singer, piano teacher, and composer. She was the daughter of renowned