It’s that time of year. The NAMM show, the musical instrument industry’s showcase, is just around the corner, and manufacturers are lining up to announce new products. Today it’s Casio’s turn with the unveiling of… Read more »
Roland has just unveiled the GO:PIANO88 (GO-88P), the latest addition to their innovative GO-series of instruments and devices, at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). As its name implies, this is an 88-note (full-size) portable digital… Read more »
Beethovenhaus Baden has launched a campaign to restore a grand piano once played by Ludwig van Beethoven. The instrument in question was made by Conrad Graf between 1811 and 1818 and is an early example… Read more »
There’s been a lot of fuss in the UK press and social media about this Christmas’ Queen’s Speech. In it, she talked about austerity and Brexit, and the need for humanity to come together as… Read more »
The Piano Mill has just received the Completed Building — Culture 2018 award at the World Architecture Festival (WAF) in Amsterdam. This is a truly unique building. Nestled in a eucalyptus forest west of Brisbane… Read more »
December is the month two leading U.S. trade magazines announce their annual industry awards. Musical Merchandise Review reveal their Dealers’ Choice Awards, and Music Inc. magazine publishes their Product Excellence Awards. These honours are primarily for… Read more »
Desert Island Discs is the UK’s longest-running radio programme. The first edition aired on 29 January 1942 and last year it celebrated its 75th anniversary. The BBC has to this date broadcast 3,162 episodes. The… Read more »
The new Kawai Aures Hybrid piano marries the acoustic excellence of the K-300 upright with the technology of Kawai’s Concert Artist digital pianos. This instrument is developed in collaboration with the Japanese up-market consumer electronics… Read more »
Could the John Lewis Christmas advert (featuring Sir Elton John) unwittingly be the single most important piano advert ever made? John Lewis & Partners is a major chain of up-market, retail department stores. It operates… Read more »
Romain Thiery, a classical photographer and pianist, has spent the past decade travelling around Europe capturing stunning images of abandoned pianos. These photographs form a constantly evolving collection that Thiery entitles Requiem for Pianos (Requiem… Read more »