Friedrich Ehrbar 1827–1905 Austrian piano manufacturer

Friedrich Ehrbar was a piano manufacturer in

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, Austria.

History

Friedrich Ehrbar (1827-1905) took over the company in 1857 after the passing of (1819-1855). In 1876 he had the Palais Ehrbar with its own concert hall constructed, in which renowned artists such as

Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped wit ...

Anton Bruckner Josef Anton Bruckner (; 4 September 182411 October 1896) was an Austrian composer, organist, and music theorist best known for his symphonies, masses, Te Deum and motets. The first are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-Germ ...

and

Gustav Mahler Gustav Mahler (; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and the modernism ...

performed. For the excellence of his products he was awarded an imperial and

royal warrant of appointment Royal warrants of appointment have been issued for centuries to tradespeople who supply goods or services to a royal court or certain royal personages. The royal warrant enables the supplier to advertise the fact that they supply to the issuer of ...

to the Emperor and King of

Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...

. He was also awarded an warrant of appointment to Archduke Otto, imperial warrant of appointment to the Ottoman Sultan, a royal warrant of appointment to the King of Greece, the King of Serbia, the King of Portugal, and many others. His successor was Friedrich Benedict Ernst Ehrbar Jun. (1873-1921), who was also president of the Wiener Singakademie from 1900 until his death. He was also awarded an imperial and

to the Emperor and King of

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