One of the world's oldest and most iconic piano makers, Pleyel, will close its factory doors in Paris at the end of 2013. The French press characterized the bankruptcy as inevitable in the face of ...

For more than two centuries, France's Pleyel pianos were among the best in the world. They were a favorite of Chopin and Debussy. But now the... Chopin's Favorite Piano Factory Plays Its Final Chord ...