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Article: Steinway's grand 150th celebration: three memorable concerts at Carnegie Hall, a flood of national media coverage, and countless state proclamations mark the piano maker's anniversary. (Industry Forefront).
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- Music Trades
- Article date:
- July 1, 2003
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IN MARCH OF 1853 the German immigrant Henry E. Steinway began building pianos in a tiny workshop in lower Manhattan. One of his earliest pianos now occupies a place of honor at the Steinway & Sons factory in Long Island City, New York. Although the instrument, with its yellowed ivory keys and cracked veneer, shows the wear of 150 years, the Steinway trademark and reputation is as vibrant as ever. To celebrate this illustrious 150-year tradition of piano making, Steinway & Sons staged three evenings of piano performances at New York's famed Carnegie Hall. The musical celebration was the high point of a year-long anniversary celebration that has seen unprecedented media ...
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