Schimmel ― the most highly awarded German piano.

From the country of the greatest composers and pianists that the world has ever known, emerges the most highly awarded German piano ever made: Schimmel.

Schimmel is the largest selling German-made piano. Highly respected for its superior scale and tone . . . coupled with Schimmel’s elegant German wood cabinets and inlaid European detail . . . Schimmel pianos are the choice of many prominent artists and prestigious institutions throughout Europe and America.

Certified piano technicians appreciate the quality and character of fine German design and engineering, as found in every Schimmel.

For trained pianists, Schimmel pianos are the cumulative ‘stuff’ of which SOUL is made. The majestic personality of a Schimmel grand piano transforms music-making into an experience for all the senses!

“Schimmel, das sind Instrumente mit Persönlichkeit.”
— Gesa Lücker

“Nur mit gutem Werkzeug kann man gute Arbeit leisten.
Dank für die vielen Konzerte auf Schimmel Instrumenten.”
— Otto Wolters

(“It is only possible to perform excellent work with excellent tools.
Thank you for the many concerts on Schimmel instruments.”)

INSTITUTIONS THAT HAVE SELECTED SCHIMMEL:

Bolshoy Theater, Moskau
Boston Ballet, Boston
Royal Academy of Music, London
Opéra du Marseille, Marseille
Conservatoire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg
English National Ballet, London
Paris Conservatoire Supérieur National, Paris
Musikhochschule Hannover, Hannover
Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester

COMPANY HISTORY

Wilhelm Schimmel founded the company in 1885 in his own Leipzig workshop, under his slogan “Quality will prevail.” In 1927, his son Wilhelm Arno Schimmel took over the management of the company and relocated the site to Braunschweig (Brunswick). The family firm continued to flourish: by the end of the 1950s, Schimmel instruments were the most frequently purchased pianos produced in Germany ― and were sent all around the world ― garnering high praise from Le Monde de la Musique in France, from concert pianists throughout Europe, and from music critics in North America.

In 1961, Nikolaus Wilhelm Schimmel became head of the company and focused on the continuity of the firm’s expansion in the third generation. Increasing sales volume necessitated the construction of a new company site in which special areas (such as research and development) were extended and intensified.

In 2003, Nikolaus Wilhelm Schimmel passed on the management of the company to Hannes Schimmel-Vogel. In adherence to the founding slogan “Quality will prevail,” he extended the product spectrum with additional models in the Koncert Line and the conceptual design of a wide-ranging, expanded Schimmel family of instruments.

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