News Archive - Eric Feller Early Keyboard Instruments Collection

Square piano Érard Frères 1811 owned by Jean-Jérôme Imbault

December 2018 The history of the pianoforte by Érard Frères made in 1811 could finally be completed after an extensive research. The instrument comes from the possession of the violinist and famous publisher Jean-Jérôme Imbault (1753 – 1832). For a detailed report please c...

3 new articles online

December 2018 Please find 3 new published articles in the Publications section! The “12 Apostles” of Piano Making in the late 18th Century in England In many books you can find the term “The Twelve Apostles” of piano making. How did this term...

Chopin Festival Hamburg 2018 – Tobias Koch plays Rousselot fortepiano from the Eric Feller Collection at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg

June 2018 On Saturday, June 30, 2018, internationally renowned pianist Tobias Koch will play the Rousselot fortepiano (1830) from the Eric Feller Collection as part of the International Chopin Festival in Hamburg in the Hall of Mirrors of the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe with a...

Erard Frères 1802 – Fortepiano from the circle of Emperor Napoleon and Empress Joséphine

March 2018 The history of the fortepiano made by Erard Frères in 1802 could finally be completed after a long research. The instrument belonged to Anne Angélique de Mackau. She was a court lady of Empress Joséphine de Beauharnais (1763 - 1814), the wife of Emperor Napoleon Bo...

Restoration Square Piano by Joseph Hauert c. 1785

December 2017 After getting the instrument restored in the past time, a weakness in the wrest plank has become apparent in recent years. Due to the tension of the strings the wrest plank come up underneath the soundboard. The soundboard was compressed and cracks appeared. ...

Glückstadt Kulturnacht – The History of the Piano – Instruments from the Eric Feller Collection

Glückstadt 9.9.2017 - Kulturnacht Historical keyboard instruments will be shown and played in the town church of Glückstadt from the Collection of Eric Feller. The pianist will play three concerts during the evening with works from Henry Purcell, Muzio Clementi, Ludw...