Artists & References

An instrument maker without connections to composers and musicians would be like a physicist without a laboratory.  Eduard Steingraeber had, luckily, already benefitted from Bayreuth’s location as one of the world’s greatest musical centers. 

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Richard Wagner wrote that Steingraeber’s pianos were superb... “vastly surpassing all other instruments of this kind that I have ever encountered.”

Today, about sixty performances take place at Steingraeber House each year.  By keeping in touch with the times and with our musician friends, we constantly search for the perfect sound that each era calls forth.

David Gazarov beim Nachsommer Schweinfurt 2010

"... I was a fan of B...... and many S..... until three or four years ago. But lately I've become a total Steingraeber fanatic. In the meantime, I've played around twenty concerts on various Steingraeber grands and am absolutely gung-ho. There is nothing that can't be done on the instrument from a purely technical perspective. Steingraeber grands are especially great in terms of dynamics. Everything sounds resonant and full through the entire range from pianissimo to fortissimo. So I can honestly say that I've never played a better instrument. I'd gladly help to popularize the Steingraeber name, which I already do by word of mouth. But I would also like to become a Steingraeber Artist exclusively. ..."

".... bis vor 3-4 Jahren war ich ein Fan von B.... und mancher S......... In der letzten Zeit aber bin ich absoluter Steingraeber - Fanatiker geworden. Inzwischen habe ich ca. 20 Konzerte auf verschiedenen Steingraeber - Flügeln gespielt und bin absolut begeistert. Es gibt nichts was auf dem Instrument nicht klappt aus rein technischen Gründen. Von Dynamik ist Steingraeber - Flügel besonderes stark, von Pianissimo bis Fortissimo, alles klingt rund und voll. Also, ein besseres Instrument habe ich noch nicht gespielt. Ich würde gerne Firma Steingraeber popularisieren, was ich verbal sowieso immer mache, aber ich würde auch gerne exklusiv Steingräber Artist werden. ...."

Steingraeber & Söhne Standparty Musikmesse Frankfurt 2008

"Best of Beatles", Bernhard Wetz & Stefanie Asal

Festspielstadt Bayreuth

Richard Wagner und die Künstler ... Genius loci ?

There are many reasons to come to Bayreuth, not the least of which are the palaces and theaters of the 18th-c. Bayreuth Rococo.  Steingraeber-Haus is a 1754 Rococo palace and remains unchanged to this day.  With its salons, the grand piano hall, piano exhibition rooms, small concert hall, gallery and Steingraeber court theater, Steingraeber-Haus is a lively cultural center during the summertime in Bayreuth. 

Every customer is welcome at the Steingraeber & Söhne workshops, where he/she can experience firsthand the genesis of certain unique and specific qualities, select that special sound or touch right on location in Bayreuth, have special needs incorporated into the design, take advantage of various patents, and/or contribute his/her own ideas.

Photo: Steingraeber's 1881 Parsifal bells for Richard Wagner

Duo Yaara Tal & Andreas Groethuysen
Photo: Kolb,NK

Nina Stemme, Sopran and Bénédicte Haid, piano
Photo: Kolb, NK

Franz Liszt

Nicolai Demidenko

Cyprien Katsaris

Marc-André Hamelin

Renée Fleming and Hartmut Höll