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'''Steinway & Sons''', også kendt som '''Steinway''', (udtale: [[Internationale fonetiske alfabet|[ˈstaɪnweɪ]]] {{Audio|Steinway - pronounce.ogg|Lyt}}) er en [[USA|amerikansk]] og [[Tyskland|tysk]] [[flygel]]- og [[klaver]]producent med verdensry,<ref name="Artikel">[http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/sternbusiness/fall_winter_2003/keystosuccess.html "The Keys to Success"], adjungeret professer David Liebeskind, New York University – Leonard N. Stern School of Business, efterår/vinter 2003.</ref><ref name="Eksempler">[http://www.allbusiness.com/company-activities-management/product-management/6766202-1.html Steinway Retains IMG Licensing for WorldwideCelebration of First 150 Years. | Business News and Press Releases from AllBusiness.com] [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-122663198.html Philadelphia Region at Center Stage of International World Peace Campaign During October; World-Famous 'Peace Piano' Arrives in Greater Philadelphia for Month-Long Tour Hosted by Jacobs Music to Benefit UNICEF. - PR Newswire | HighBeam Research] [http://www.harmonycentral.com/blogs/News-Garritan/2008/05/05/garritan-announces-authorized-steinway-virtual-concert-grand-piano-professional-edition News: Garritan: Garritan Announces Authorized Steinway Virtual Concert Grand Piano Professional Edition | Harmony Central] [http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/09/08/idUS119164+08-Sep-2008+BW20080908 Steinway Lyngdorf Announces the Launch of an Extraordinary Range of Home Theater... | Reuters] [http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=197906 Steinway & Sons and Peter Lyngdorf Join Forces to Create the World's Finest Audio Visual Systems] [http://hometheater.about.com/od/ontheroadatcedia/ig/CEDIA-EXPO-2008---The-Best/CEDIA-2008---Steinway-Lyngdorf.-5Qo.htm CEDIA EXPO 2008 - The Best and Most Notable of the 2008 CEDIA EXPO] [http://www.ameinfo.com/175977.html Steinway Lyngdorf strengthens GCC presence by appointing imagine technologies as authorised dealer | Steinway Lyngdorf | AMEinfo.com] [http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=prnw.20081222.NE53431&show_article=1 University of Victoria Becomes Canada's First All-Steinway School]</ref> grundlagt [[1853]] på [[Manhattan]] i [[New York|New York City]] af [[Tyskland|tyskeren]] Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg (senere ''Henry E. Steinway'').<ref>Panchyk, Richard: ''German New York City'', Arcadia Publishing, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7385-5680-2, side 50.</ref> Virksomhedens vækst medførte etableringen af en fabrik i [[Queens]] i New York City og en fabrik i [[Hamborg]].<ref name="The Atlantic">[http://www.sherwinbeach.com/lenehan/K2571.htm "The Quality of the Instrument (K 2571 – The Making of a Steinway Grand)"], ''The Atlantic'' (tidligere ''The Atlantic Monthly''), August 1982 and 2003.</ref> Steinway er en prominent flygel- og klaverproducent,<ref name="Artikel" /><ref>Giordano, Sr., Nicholas J.: ''Physics of the Piano'', Oxford University Press, 2010, ISBN 978-0-19-954602-2, side 137.</ref> der er kendt for at producere håndlavede<ref name="håndlavet">[http://www.listenmusicmag.com/feature/instrumental-royalty.php "Instrumental Royalty"], ''Listen: Life with Classical Music'', forår 2010.</ref> flygler af meget høj kvalitet.<ref>Edmondson, Jacqueline: [http://books.google.dk/books?id=YWcX0F0o88cC&lpg=PP1&hl=da&pg=PA22#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Condoleezza Rice: A biography''], Greenwood Publishing Group, 2006, ISBN 978-0-313-33607-2, side 22.</ref><ref>Elliott, Alan C.: [http://books.google.dk/books?id=OcHMpcliF90C&lpg=PP1&pg=PA9#v=onepage&q&f=false ''A daily dose of the American dream: Stories of success, triumph and inspiration''], Thomas Nelson Inc., 1998, ISBN 978-1-55853-592-3.</ref> Steinway er [[kongelig hofleverandør]] til dronning [[Elizabeth 2. af Storbritannien]].<ref name="hofleverandør">[http://www.royalwarrantbarnardandwestwood.orgcom/directoryRWHAPublic/resultsRWHA_Public_Search_Detail.htmlphp?categorycompanyid=&grantor=&region=&pageSize=10&startAt=0&query=Steinway#0013000000uKMsgAAG "Steinway & Sons"], ''The Royal Warrant Holders Association''.</ref>

Heinrich Engelhard Steinwegs mission var: ''"To build the best piano possible"''.<ref>Ratcliffe, Ronald V.: ''Steinway'', San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2002, ISBN 978-0-8118-3389-9, side 39.</ref><ref>[http://www.welt.de/print/wams/finanzen/article13597561/Klangvolle-Kapitalanlage.html "Klangvolle Kapitalanlage"], ''Welt am Sonntag'', 11. september 2011.</ref> Hans tre grundlæggende principper, som virksomheden stadig følger, var: ''"Build to a standard, not a price"'', ''"Make no compromise in quality"'' og ''"Strive always to improve the instrument"''.<ref name="Steinway Hall London, forside" /> Virksomheden har siden sin grundlæggelse gjort adskillige opfindelser og udviklet konstruktionen af flygler og klaverer.<ref>Ehrlich, Cyril: ''The Piano: A History'', Oxford University Press, 1990, ISBN 978-0-19-816171-4, side 47.</ref><ref>Derdak, Thomas og Grant, Tina: ''International Directory of Company Histories'', nr. 19, St. James Press, 1997, ISBN 978-1-55862-353-8, side 426.</ref> Steinway har i dag [[patent]]eret ca. 130 opfindelser inden for flygel- og klaverproduktion.<ref name="Ca. 130 patenter">[http://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/28/business/steinway-changing-amid-tradition.html "Steinway Changing Amid Tradition"], ''The New York Times'', 28. marts 1991.</ref><ref name="Google Patent Search">[http://www.google.com/patentssearch?tbo=p&tbm=pts&hl=en&q=Steinway+OR+Steinweg+-Grotrian&scoringnum=210 Patenter af Steinway & Sons], ''Google Patent Search''.</ref>

I dag er der over 1.600<ref name="Steinway Artists">[http://www.steinway.com/artists Steinway Artists], ''Steinway & Sons''. 11. oktober 2010.</ref> pianister og klaver[[ensemble]]r Steinway Artists. Steinway Artists ejer hver et Steinway-flygel, og de har valgt at spille udelukkende på Steinways instrumenter privat, ved koncerter og i forbindelse med musikindspilninger.<ref name="Steinway Hall Dallas, Fort Worth and Plano">[http://www.steinwaypianos.com/kb/artists "Steinway Artists"], ''Steinway Hall – Dallas, Fort Worth and Plano''. 1820. decemberapril 20112012.</ref> Steinway Artists modtager ikke penge for at lægge navn til Steinway, da det ses som en ære og et kvalitetsstempel at blive tilbudt at være Steinway Artist.<ref name="Steinway Hall Dallas, Fort Worth and Plano" /> Steinway Artists kommer fra alle [[musikgenre]]r: [[klassisk musik|klassisk]], [[jazz]] og [[popmusik|pop]]. Nogle få eksempler på nulevende Steinway Artists er [[Daniel Barenboim]], [[Billy Joel]], Evgeny Kissin, [[Diana Krall]], [[Lang Lang (pianist)|Lang Lang]], [[Randy Newman]];<ref name="Steinway Artists" /> og nogle få eksempler på såkaldte "immortals" ([[dansk (sprog)|dansk]]: udødelige) er [[Benjamin Britten]], [[Duke Ellington]], [[George Gershwin]], [[Vladimir Horowitz]], [[Cole Porter]] og [[Sergej Rachmaninov]].<ref>[http://www.steinway.com/artists/immortals "Steinway Artists – Immortals"], ''Steinway & Sons''. 18. december 2011.</ref> Også klaver[[ensemble]]r er på listen over Steinway Artists, f.eks. Eroica Trio, [[Güher og Süher Pekinel]], Katia og Marielle Labèque samt The 5 Browns. Disse [[ensemble]]r består af pianister, som alle er Steinway Artists.<ref>[http://www.steinway.com/artists/ensembles "Steinway Artists – Ensembles"], ''Steinway & Sons''. 18. december 2011.</ref> Størstedelen af verdens [[koncertsal]]e har Steinway-flygler – f.eks. har [[Carnegie Hall]] adskillige Steinway-koncertflygler.<ref>Steinway & Sons – 150 Years, s. 148-157.</ref> I [[2009]] udviklede Steinway et nyt koncept for unge pianister: ''Young Steinway Artists''. Når en pianist i alderen 16-35 år modtager titlen Young Steinway Artist, får pianisten mulighed for at blive tilknyttet Steinway Artists og få adgang til Steinways globale ressourcer og netværk af autoriserede Steinway-forhandlere.<ref>[http://www.steinway.com/artists/ysa "Young Steinway Artists"], ''Steinway & Sons, officiel hjemmeside''. 18. december 2011.</ref>

En del af verdens prestigefulde [[musikkonservatorium|musikkonservatorier]] og [[universitet]]er bærer den attraktive titel ''All-Steinway School'', hvilket vil sige, at deres flygler og klaverer ''udelukkende'' er fra Steinway.<ref name="All-Steinway Schools">[http://www.steinway.com/institutions/all-steinway-schools "All-Steinway Schools"], ''Steinway & Sons''. 18. december 2011.</ref><ref name="All-Steinway Schools, YouTube">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SAR1lxdyYM "The All-Steinway School -- A Legacy of Excellence"], Steinway & Sons' officielle side på ''YouTube''.</ref> Eleverne spiller og bliver undervist på Steinways instrumenter. ''The Oberlin Conservatory of Music'' i Ohio, har det længste partnerskab med Steinway.<ref>[http://www.oberlin.edu/con/connews/fall99/steinway.html "Oberlin and Steinway: A 122-Year Partnership"], ''Oberlin Conservatory News'', 1999. 1. june 2007.</ref> De har benyttet Steinways instrumenter eksklusivt siden [[1877]] – blot 24 år efter Steinway blev grundlagt. I [[2007]] anskaffede de sig deres Steinway-flygel nr. 200. Andre ansete All-Steinway Schools er ''[[Yale University]]'' i Connecticut,<ref>http://music.yale.edu/resources/practice.html</ref> ''[[The Juilliard School]]'' ved Lincoln Center i New York City,<ref>http://www.steinway.com/news/articles/the-juilliard-school-purchases-twelve-new-steinway-grands</ref> ''Curtis Institute of Music'' i Pennsylvania,<ref>http://www.curtis.edu/giving/ways-to-give/keys-for-curtis/bernstein</ref> ''Cleveland Institute of Music'' i Ohio,<ref>http://www.su.edu/52D90D377E264657BC79B5FB61CD9DDE.asp</ref> ''Royal Holloway – [[University of London]]'' i England,<ref>http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Messagesmusic/pressnews/messagenewsarticles/musicdepartmentcelebratesrecognitionasallsteinwayschool.asp?ref_no=1765aspx</ref> ''Hamburger Konservatorium'' i Tyskland,<ref>http://www.hamburger-konservatorium.de/index.php?ws=210</ref> ''University of Melbourne'' i Australien,<ref>http://www.test.music.unimelb.edu.au/about/facilities/instruments.html</ref> ''Central Conservatory of Music'' i Beijing<ref>http://www.lindabrava.org/chinese-conservatory-becomes-steinway-exclusive-school.html</ref> og ''University of South Africa'' i Sydafrika.<ref>http://www.pianoforte.co.za/news/SteinwaySonsAnnouncesTheUniversityofSouthAfricaasanAll-SteinwaySchool.-589</ref><ref name="All-Steinway Schools" />

I [[2007]] fik ''The State University of New York'' tildelt titlen som All-Steinway School, da de modtog deres ordre på 141 instrumenter til 3,8 mio. [[amerikanske dollar|dollars]].<ref>[http://www.potsdam.edu/academics/Crane/about/index.cfm "About The Crane School of Music"], ''The State University of New York at Potsdam''. 1820. decemberapril 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.churchlands.wa.edu.au/music/image/tour%20itinerary_2009.pdf "The Crane School of Music"], ''Music Tour 2009 – North American Edition'', side 201123.</ref> ''The University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music'' i Ohio blev tildelt titlen som All-Steinway School, da de i perioden [[december]] [[2008]] til [[juni]] [[2009]] fik leveret 165 instrumenter til 4,1 mio. [[amerikanske dollar|dollars]].<ref>[http://www.uc.edu/News/NR.aspx?ID=9235 "CCM Joins Steinway & Sons in Historic Partnership"] ''College-Conservatory of Music''. 18. november 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.aspx?id=10651 "CCM Featured on the September 20 Edition of CBS Sunday Morning"] ''College-Conservatory of Music''. 16. september 2009.</ref>