“Grandfather’s piano used to be part of the furnishings of Father Pyotr’s house on Nikolskaya Street and, of course, was there during the childhood and youth of Ivan Petrovich, ” Alexander Fyodorovich Pavlov, the academician Pavlov’s cousin, wrote in his memoirs.

The musical instrument that used to stand in the living room of the Pavlov family house in Ryazan was made by Carl Goetze. The inscription “C. Goetze. St. Petersburg” on the lid has been preserved. This company was not the largest one in Russia and did not compete with better-known manufacturers such as Schroeder. The factory produced pianos and baby grand pianos, beautifully decorated with stucco moldings and carvings. After 1895, Carl Goetze’s musical instruments were sold in Berlin, where he planned to live and work. The Pavlovs’ piano was made in Russia, in Saint Petersburg, but the year of its manufacture is unknown.

The Pavlovs loved classical and church music. Ivan Pavlov was a close friend of the soloist of the Mariinsky Theater Pavel Andreyev. The singer visited the Pavlovs on numerous occasions, and Ivan Pavlov enjoyed listening to his performances of Russian folk songs. Andreyev invited the scientist and his wife to his anniversary on January 12, 1934. It was a performance of the opera “Boris Godunov”, where Andreyev played the part of Boris. Ivan Pavlov sent him a telegram,

Ivan Pavlov explained some musical trends from the point of view of physiology,

The scientist often hosted chamber music nights at his apartment in Saint Petersburg. Music was performed by professional artists or Ivan Pavlov’s students, who made up the Pavlov Quartet.