Johann Andreas Silbermann
French organbuilder from Strasbourg
About Johann Andreas Silbermann
Lived 1712 – 1783 (aged 70). Johann Andreas Silbermann was an organ builder and harpsichord maker.
Johann Andreas Silbermann, also known as Jean-André Silbermann (26 June 1712, in Strasbourg – 11 February 1783, in Strasbourg) was an 18th-century organ-builder, as were his father Andreas Silbermann and his paternal uncle Gottfried Silbermann.
Mozart met with Silbermann during his (Mozart's) stay in Strasbourg in 1778, and played on the pipe organs in the two Lutheran churches Saint-Thomas (preserved), and Temple Neuf (destroyed in 1870), which he called ″Silbermann's best".
Pipe organs by J. A. Silbermann in their original instrumental state can be found in the following churches, among others: St Georges, Châtenois Jesuit Church, Molsheim St Maurice, Soultz-Haut-Rhin St Maurice, Soultz-les Bains St Thomas, Strasbourg
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Who was Johann Andreas Silbermann?
French organbuilder from Strasbourg
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Johann Andreas Silbermann was born on 26 June 1712 in Strasbourg.
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Johann Andreas Silbermann died on 11 February 1783 in Strasbourg.
What was Johann Andreas Silbermann's occupation?
Johann Andreas Silbermann was an organ builder and harpsichord maker.
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