Monday 25 June 2012

Lucy Anderson and Queen Victoria's Piano


Following on from our Jubilee musings earlier this month about the Royal Roots of the RPS, this little article from Zee News India caught our eye.  Who knew that Queen Victoria was a passable pianist?  Or that her teacher was Lucy Anderson - the first woman pianist to play for the Philharmonic Society?  Lucy Anderson appeared 19 times between 1822 and 1862, and was the first pianist to play Beethoven's Emperor Concerto with the Society: 
Kolkata  June 21, 2012: On World Music Day, music aficionados of the city got a glimpse of the Victorian era masterpiece - the grand pianoforte on which the Queen Victoria honed her skills - after it was put back on display at the Victoria Memorial Thursday.

 The instrument, carved out of rosewood and manufactured by noted French piano makers Sebastian and Pierre Erard, was put inside a glass case at the Royal Gallery of the museum after a gap of almost two decades.

 One of the most illustrious French piano manufacturers of all time, Sebastian Erard began building superior harpsichords in Paris in the 1700s. His instruments were so renowned that he obtained a license from Louis XVI to produce pianos for the French court...  Read more
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4 comments:

  1. FLICKR29 November 2013 at 11:17

    Lucy knew the musician John Ella (1802-1888). To view pictures of her please go to:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/84098662@N02/

    Also:
    http://www.hberlioz.com/others/RElla.htm

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  2. -blessed holy socks26 January 2016 at 01:37

    Awwwsome. Play for God.

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    Meet this ex-mortal Upstairs, dear, for the most extra guhroovy, pleasure-beyond-measure, party-hardy-reality-show-addiction 24 / 7 you DO NOT wanna miss, where the Son never goes down from a VitSee-ing, ultra-passionate-YOUTHwitheTRUTH in which you'll find nonillionsXnonillionsXnonillions... of deluxe-HTTP [ pi ] opportunities for enveloping, engulfing excitement; where you'll looove an endless eternity of aplomBOMBs falling ALL over thy incredible, indelible cranium, as you'll have an XtraXcitinXpose with an IQ much higher than K2. . .

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  3. prof prem raj pushpakaran10 February 2019 at 04:36

    Prof Prem raj Pushpakaran writes -- 2019 marks the 200th birth year of Victoria!!!

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  4. Unknown17 February 2022 at 00:15

    I have in my possession, A ticket for a morning concert on May, 20, 1842 and signed by a Mrs. Anderson. Would this be the same Lucy Anderson? Do you know if the ticket would have any financial value? Please respond to my email address, if possible.

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