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Born October 1732 • Scotland
Died 1812 (aged 79) • London • England
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Sébastien Érard
French musical instrument maker
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Gottfried Silbermann
German instrument manufacturer
Dolmetsch, pen-and-ink drawing by Edmond X. Kapp, 1920; in a private collection
Arnold Dolmetsch
British musician
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Jacob Kirkman
British harpsichord maker
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François-Étienne Blanchet
French harpsichord maker
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Austrian composer
C.P.E. Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
German composer
Ignace Joseph Pleyel, watercolour by an unknown artist
Ignace Joseph Pleyel
Austrian-French composer
A pianoforte by Bartolomeo Cristofori
Bartolomeo Cristofori
Italian harpsichord maker
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, drawing by P. Gulle, 1783; in the Staatsbibliothek, Berlin
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
German composer
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Johann Andreas Stein
German piano craftsman
Steinway, Henry Engelhard
Henry Engelhard Steinway
American piano maker
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Johann Christoph Zumpe
German-born piano maker
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Ignaz Bösendorfer
Austrian piano craftsman
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Henri Herz
Austrian musician
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Louis-Joseph Diémer
French pianist
Cecil Rhodes
Cecil Rhodes
prime minister of Cape Colony
Elton John, 2006
Elton John
British musician
Jane Fraser during a studio interview, wearing a pink blazer and glasses, with a blurred city skyline in the background.
Jane Fraser
British-American businesswoman
Speaking truth to power
Jimmy Lai
Chinese-born British businessman