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Who was Henri Herz?

Henri Herz (6 January 1803 – 5 January 1888 ) was a virtuoso pianist, composer and piano manufacturer, Austrian by birth and French by nationality and domicile. He was a professor in the Paris Conservatoire for more than thirty years.

When did Henri Herz visit Germany?

In the first of many extended concert tours, Henri Herz—along with the violinist Charles Philippe Lafont —visited Germany and England in 1831 and 1834, respectively, winning great acclaim.

What changes did George Herz make in the 1820s and 1830s?

Among important developments of Herz's early time as a piano maker in the 1820s and 1830s was the change from a single-layered hammer to one that was multi-layered, on the inside two layers of leather, several layers of fabric, and rabbit fur; on the outside wool felt in up to nine layers of decreasing hardness.

What happened to Thérèse Herz?

While he was away, Herz's family turned Thérèse out of the house. A celebrated pianist, Herz traveled worldwide, including tours in Europe, Russia, Mexico, South America, and in the United States of America between 1846 and 1850, where he concertized all the way to San Francisco.