Leonore Klinkerfuß

Leonor Klinckerfuß (d. 1996) was a German pianist, harpsichordist, and collector of historical instruments. She originated from a distinguished musical family, granddaughter of pianist Johanna Klinkerfuß, née Schultz (1855—1924) and piano maker Carl Apollo Otto Klinckerfuss (1840—1923), who worked for such renowned companies as C. Bechstein, Blüthner, and Steinway & Sons, and also collected and restored antique keyboard instruments. Leonor's father, Walter Klinckerfuß (1876—1954), worked as Bechstein's representative in Stuttgart. Klinckerfuß studied piano in Stuttgart and Vienna under Wilhelm Kempff, Edwin Fischer, Sergio Lorenzi, and Alfred Brendel. Leonor debuted in 1960 and toured extensively across Austria, Italy, Belgium, England, Switzerland, Japan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. She was married to Dr. Jörg-Dieter Hummel, and together they accumulated an extensive collection of historical instruments, including Nannette Streicher's 1805 grand piano, Schiedmayer's 1798 piano, Conrad Graf's 1824 grand piano (currently at Beethoven-Haus Bonn), and several instruments donated to Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg, such as 1778 harpsichord by Roberto and Federigo Cresci and Érard 1840 piano. Name variations: Klinckerfuss, Hummel-Klinckerfuß, Klinkerfuß, Klinkerfuss