Fryderyk Buchholtz

Fryderyk Buchholtz (16 May 1792 Olsztynek (Hohenstein, Prussia) – 15 May 1837 Warsaw) was a Polish piano and organ maker. 

 Life 
After he finished studying piano making in Vienna in 1815, Buchholtz came back to Warsaw and founded a piano factory at 1352 Mazowiecka street.Martha Novak Clinkscale. Makers of the Piano: 1820-1860. Oxford University Press, 1993. p.64  One of his pianos was owned by Chopin's family. The composer was also a frequent guest of Bucholtz's home art salon and a factory store.Vogel, “Fortepiany i idiofony klawiszowe w Królestwie Polskim w latach młodości Chopina,” 64. Buchholtz died in 1837, but his wife and later their son Julian continued with the business. Only a small number of pianos made by Buchholtz factory survived until XXI century. In 2017 there was made a replica of a Buchholtz piano, which was later used in the first International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments in 2018. 

 References 

 Other websites 

 The Fryderyk Chopin Institute. Buchholtz’s instrument store
 Buchholtz's pianos in Polish collections 
 Piano – the main attraction of the Polish salon during Maria Szymanowska time

Category:1792 births
Category:1837 deaths

Category:Piano makers
Category:Organ builders