Autograph letter from the important French harpist, teacher and composer, the eldest son of the eighteenth-century harp maker Jean Henri Naderman. Dated January 2, 1835, in the last year of Naderman's life and ten years after he became the first harp professor at the Conservatoire de Paris. Writing to a M. Ferrière, apparently an employee of the Conservatoire, Naderman enquires whether Ferrière has heard from three other musicians in regard to an upcoming project, one of whom will play "the violin solo. I believe that these gentlemen were supposed to send their responses to the Conservatory." 1 p. One small loss at the left and light folding creases; overall in fine condition. 4.75 x 7.5 inches (12.1 x 19.5 cm).

A student of Jean-Baptiste Krumpholtz, François Joseph Naderman became a famous musician after the French Revolution, and his reputation continued under the Consulate, the First Empire and the Restoration of the monarchy. In 1815 he was appointed harpist for the Royal Chapel and court composer to the king,and in 1825 he became the first harp professor at the Conservatoire de Paris. He soon began touring around Europe as a virtuoso of the harp. He was a music publisher and a manufacturer of harps in Paris at "The Golden Key", on Rue de la Loi. After his death his widow continued to sell harps, including sheet music of her husband bearing the stamp-signature: Widow Naderman.