Henry Z. Steinway

Henry Z. Steinway

Henry Ziegler Steinway (23 August 1915 – 18 September 2008) was the last Steinway president of the piano makers Steinway & Sons.

He was the great-grandson of the company founder Henry E. Steinway and started at the firm in 1937 after graduating from Harvard University, was president from 1955 to 1977. [http://www.steinway.com/henry-z-steinway] He was the first president of NAMM Museum of Making Music. [http://www.mi-pro.co.uk/news/29685/Henry-Z-Steinway] He died aged 93 in New York City, the place of his birth.

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