The concerts will take place in the museum?s grand hall on three consecutive Sundays starting October 30.
The series is the brainchild of Zoltán Práczky, the pianist Alex Szilasi and the restoration expert János Mácsai.
The piano was made in the 1820s by the master builder Conrad Graf, whose top-tier instruments were praised around Europe. Graf pianos played a defining role in the era between the late classical and the early romantic periods, when Viennese and German piano makers parted ways.
In the 1820s, Graf?s pianos were considered the best in the empire. One was delivered to Beethoven in 1825, and Chopin, Robert and Clara Schumann, Liszt, Mendelssohn and Brahms all praised the instruments.
In addition to a crystal clear sound, Conrad Graf placed great emphasis on ?singing? playing. His pianos were made with as little metal as possible, and they had additional pedals that could serve as a bassoon stop or a janissary stop.
Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI)
