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Steinway & Sons, also known as Steinway (/ ˈstaɪnweɪ / ⓘ), is a German-American piano company, founded in 1853 in New York City by German piano builder Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg (later known as Henry E. Steinway). [2][11] The company's growth led to a move to a larger factory in New York, and later opening an additional factory in ...
Judy Carmichael (born Judith Lea Hohenstein, November 27, 1957) is a Grammy -nominated jazz pianist and vocalist who specializes in a form of early jazz called "Stride Piano". She has been honored as a Steinway Artist. [1][2][3] In 1992, Carmichael became the first jazz musician sponsored by the United States Government to tour China.
Early life and education. Born in 1987 in Tbilisi, Georgia, Khatia Buniatishvili began studying piano under her mother at the age of three. She gave her first concert with Tbilisi Chamber Orchestra when she was 6 and appeared internationally at age 10. She studied in Tbilisi with Tengiz Amirejibi and in Vienna with Oleg Maisenberg at the ...
Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. is a worldwide musical instrument manufacturing and marketing conglomerate, based in Astoria, New York, the United States. It was formed in a 1995 merger between the Selmer Industries and Steinway Musical Properties, the parent company of Steinway & Sons piano manufacturers. From 1996 to 2013, Steinway Musical ...
D-274 that exemplifies the products of Steinway's factory in Hamburg, Germany. D-274 (or D) is the model name of a concert grand piano, the flagship of the Steinway & Sons piano company, [1] first built in 1884. [2][3] It is generally described as the first choice of most concert pianists. [1] As of 2017 a D-274 finished in Polished Ebony has a ...
Bobbe Gorin Long was born in Cave City, Kentucky, on December 11, 1937. [1][2] Her parents, Bobbe (Martin) Long and Arthur Long, owned a gas station. [3] Adair began playing the piano at the age of five. [4][5] She graduated from Caverna High School in 1954. [6] Adair earned a Bachelor of Science degree in music education at Western Kentucky ...
Myra Hess. Myra Hess, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, in 1937. Dame Julia Myra Hess, DBE (25 February 1890 – 25 November 1965) was an English pianist best known for her performances of the works of Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, and Brahms. [1]
Fischer in 2015. Born. (1984-04-04) 4 April 1984 (age 40) West Berlin, West Germany. Occupation. Pianist. Caroline Fischer (born April 4, 1984) is a German pianist. She has performed globally and has received numerous awards and prizes.