130 years ago, on August 14th 1888, a recording of famed composer Arthur Sullivan’s “The Lost Chord” was played to members of the press at an event in London, England. It is generally accepted that… Read more »
Cremona Musica takes place this month. This international exhibition is widely considered to be the largest marketplace in the world for fine quality musical instruments. Last year the show attracted over 17,000 visitors and included… Read more »
Disney’s new film “Christopher Robin” has just been released in cinemas worldwide. It’s a fantasy comedy-drama tracing the story of the grown-up Christopher Robin reconnecting with his childhood animal friends. But it also marks the… Read more »
Florida-based Euro Pianos Naples have recently introduced the Echo, a mid-century modern upright piano, inspired by the classic Danish modern styled version of the Baldwin Acrosonic spinet piano. The Echo is designed by Euro Pianos’… Read more »
The South China Morning Post has reported that a state-owned Chinese firm may soon make an offer for Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc., the parent company of Steinway & Sons. Steinway is currently controlled by US hedge… Read more »
Yamaha has just launched the P-121 portable digital piano, the first of their P-Series to feature a smaller, 6-octave keyboard. This follows the unveiling, at this year’s summer NAMM show, of the P-515 their new “top-of-this-range”… Read more »
Software house Sampleson have just released a free (donations welcome) virtual recreation of the Hohner Electra Piano T. Entitled “Electrix”, it comes as both a VST and AU plugin—a standalone version is also available. This… Read more »
Piano to Zanskar is a somewhat unusual feature-length documentary. It has just premiered at the 2018 Edinburgh Film Festival, and tells the story of an unlikely mission to transport a piano from North London’s Camden… Read more »
Back in 2016 music-legend Prince commissioned ALPHA Pianos to build a special edition of their ALPHA Grand. This was to be used on the final European leg of the Piano & A Microphone Tour. Yamaha… Read more »
Last month we ran a piece on the new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, entitled The Art of Music Through Time. This features the oldest surviving piano — Bartolomeo Cristofori’s 1720 “gravicembalo col… Read more »