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The Cobbe Collection

Name: The Cobbe Collection
Address: Hatchlands Park, Guildford, GU47RT, GB
Telephone: +44 1483 211474

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The collection of historic keyboard Instruments, including ones owned or played by famous composers

19/08/2026

Andrew Brownell performs Dussek's "The Sufferings of the Queen of France," a musical account of Marie Antoinette's final days, alongside works by Hummel and Schröter.

Recorded on the Collection's c. 1790 Crang Hancock piano at Hatchlands Park. Watch in full below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK3Y6gS8n6M

The recording of this concert was kindly supported by Elston Consulting and is part of our series of online concerts for 2026.

12/08/2026

Pianist Dmitrii Kalashnikov performs Chopin's Études on Pleyel No. 13819, the piano Chopin called his own and brought with him to London in 1848.

Watch the recital in full below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7On7Hu0Sw8

The recording of this concert was kindly supported by Elston Consulting and is part of our series of online concerts for 2026.

09/07/2026

A few tickets left to explore the 18th century treasure trove aka Cabinet of Curiosities Hatchlands Park with the acclaimed historian and museologist Arthur MacGregor

23/06/2026

Between July and September, when the concert programme is on summer break, come and explore treasures of Hatchlands Park National Trust - Old Master paintings, the famous 18th century Cabinet of Curiosities (usually closed to public), and hear all the instruments in Tom Cobbe’s music tour.

Limited spaces still available, purchase tickets below
https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/events/

19/06/2026

Viennese Grand Piano by Conrad Graf, Vienna, c. 1819-20, with quadruple stringing

Graf was regarded as one of the supreme makers and his instruments were owned by both Schubert and Beethoven; the latter’s was also quadruple strung. Later composers who owned or chose to play Graf instruments include Chopin, Schumann, Liszt and Mahler. This is one of the very few surviving Grafs with the quadruple-stringing, having four strings to a note, instead of the usual three, producing a fuller tone.

15/06/2026

Happy Birthday Edvard Grieg (b. 1843)! One of the more recent additions in our collection, this 1904 Steinway that belonged to the Speyer family, was used in one of their soirées, to which many notable composers were invited to perform - Grieg, , , … Henry Wood noted a particular anecdote related to : during a concert in 1906, at which Grieg was about to accompany a recital of songs by his wife Nina, on the way to the piano, he tripped over a tiger skin rug and fell, his spirits had to be revived with some brandy, swiftly produced by the host.

02/06/2026

Happy Birthday Edward Elgar!

To celebrate, our Piano of the Week is a beautiful Broadwood piano built in 1844 and once owned by the renowned English composer.

On the soundboard of the piano Elgar recorded the titles of the works he was mainly busy with at Birchwood - Caractacus, Sea Pictures, Dream of Gerontius and… Mr Rabbit! Who might have been added on the suggestion of Elgar's daughter Carice as their pet companion and witness to the works.

Listen to this historic instrument in action through the Bloomberg Connects app.

The property of the Royal Academy of Music, on permanent loan to the Cobbe Collection Trust.

Discover the full story behind this piano on our website: https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/elgars-broadwood-piano/

09/05/2026

Join us this Tuesday 12th May as we welcome David Owen Norris to Hatchlands Park National Trust, who will introduce a very special programme of music by Ralph Vaughan Williams.

Students from the Royal College of Music perform some of his most celebrated works, including Linden Lea and The Lark Ascending, on the 1920 Steinway Model 'O' that once belonged to Vaughan Williams himself. Champagne and canapés are served.

Limited tickets available below.
https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/ashley-solomon-and-david-owen-norris-with-students-from-the-royal-college-of-music/

07/05/2026

On Tuesday 12th May, Vaughan Williams' own 1920 Steinway Model 'O' receives its official inauguration at Hatchlands Park National Trust.

Students from the Royal College of Music perform Linden Lea and The Lark Ascending. David Owen Norris introduces the music. An idyllic evening of music, champagne and canapés served.

Limited tickets available below.
https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/ashley-solomon-and-david-owen-norris-with-students-from-the-royal-college-of-music/

28/04/2026

Join us this Thursday in welcoming students from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama alongside acclaimed keyboard player James Johnstone for an afternoon of chamber music. The 1781 Kirkman harpsichord returns to the Music Room for this special performance.

Limited tickets available below
https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/guildhall-cantata-ensemble-12/

Address

Hatchlands Park
Guildford
GU47RT

Opening Hours

Monday	12pm - 4pm
Tuesday	12pm - 4pm
Wednesday	12pm - 4pm
Thursday	12pm - 4pm
Friday	12pm - 4pm
Sunday	12pm - 4pm

Telephone

+44 1483 211474

Website

http://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/

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