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Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg, anglicized name Henry Engelhard Steinway, (February 22, 1797 – February 7, 1871) [2] was a German-American piano maker who made pianos in both Germany and the United States. [3]
Steinway & Sons, also known as Steinway (/ ˈ s t aɪ n w eɪ / ⓘ), 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).
The 2007 National Medal of Arts was awarded to Henry Z. Steinway and presented by US President George W. Bush on 15 November 2007 in an East Room ceremony at the White House. Henry Z. Steinway received the award for "his devotion to preserving and promoting quality craftsmanship and performance; as an arts patron and advocate for music and ...
Grotrian-Steinweg's history dates back to 1835 when the first Steinweg piano factory was built by Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg (later known as Henry Steinway after his emigration to the US where he founded Steinway & Sons). In 1856, Friedrich Grotrian became a partner; in 1865 his son Wilhelm Grotrian and two associates bought the factory and ...
William Steinway, also known as Wilhelm Steinway (born Wilhelm Steinweg; March 5, 1835 – November 30, 1896), son of Steinway & Sons founder Henry E. Steinway, was a businessman and civic leader who was influential in the development of Astoria, New York.
Steinweg is a German surname that may refer to . Henry E. Steinway (born Steinweg; 1797–1871), German-American piano maker . Grotrian-Steinweg, a German manufacturer of luxury pianos
Chapin has published two non-fiction books, Tales From The Jungle (Crown, 1995) and 88 Keys (Clarkson Potter, 1997) in addition to numerous magazine articles for Saveur, Garden Design, Quest, Cigar Aficionado, and Steinway & Sons Magazine. He was the recipient of a James Beard award in 2005 for an article in Saveur about Lüchow's restaurant.
Heinrich (V) (died 1693), the most recent common ancestor of all living members of the family, fought at the Battle of Fleurus in Derfflinger's Foot (Stayn's Brigade) and was addressed by the Elector Frederick III (the future King in Prussia) as "Obristwachtmeister usw. Baron von Blumenthal" (roughly, "Major, etc., Baron von Blumenthal)