grand piano
Gerard Tuinman
built in Utrecht in 2001
Fortepiano, built by Gerard Tuinman in Utrecht, 2001. Model: Walter Ff-a3, ca. 1800.
History of this instrument
In 2000, the Musical Instrument Fund commissioned Gerard Tuinman to build this fortepiano. The Dijkverzwaring Foundation funded the project. Mari Nakajima was the first performer to play the Utrecht instrument. Akiko Washino succeeded her. After that, the fortepiano was played for twelve years at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague by students of, among others, teacher and pianist Bart van Oort. The instrument is currently in the possession of Maurits Koelmans.
About the builder Gerard Tuinman
No matter how comprehensive and representative publications of instrument drawings may be, they often still lack highly relevant details, such as the thickness of the soundboard. For this reason, Gerard Tuinman has spent the past few...