Philipp Carl Hoffmann (1769-1842)

Thanks to his multifaceted skills, Philipp Carl Hoffmann was able to accomplish something special at very different levels: He not only was a brilliant pianist and violist as well as a successful composer, but also found recognition as a scientist and went down in literature as a highly sensitive teacher. As a musician, he met some of the greatest composers of his time, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, and witnessed the sale of Mozart's handwritten estate by his widow. Apart from that, he maintained friendly relations with Friedrich Theodor von Schubert, one of the most renowned astronomers in the early 19th century, and gained detailed insight into perhaps the most important period of fortepiano building in Vienna. Last but not least, we get to know him as a strong personality and a very helpful and warm-hearted person.