What if Japan had Developed the Piano?
What would the piano have looked like if it had evolved independently in Japan? From the early 1600s until 1853 Japan was closed off from most of the world. This… Read more »
Category: Event
Piano Day 2022 is on March 29th
Piano Day is an annual celebration of “the King of Musical Instruments”. It takes place on the 88th day of the year (because pianos have 88 keys of course). And… Read more »
The Million Dollar Quartet Piano
The “Million Dollar Quartet Piano” is a vintage 1949 Wurlitzer spinet. It was the house piano at the Sun Records studio in Memphis Tennessee and is now being sold by… Read more »
JOE 90 Prop Piano For Sale
A scale model grand piano used in the much-loved cult TV puppet series Joe 90 is being sold at auction. This meticulously detailed prop appears in an episode entitled International… Read more »
Pianos at Expo 2020 Dubai
Expo 2020 is now well underway in Dubai (UAE). The event, deferred from last year (for obvious reasons), is the latest in a series of World’s Fairs dating back over… Read more »
The Leeds Piano Competition / Trail 2021
The Leeds International Piano Competition is a world-renowned music event. It has been running for 58 years, and such is its importance that it attracts over 1 million online views… Read more »
Exceptional Collection of Rare Pianos to be Auctioned
UK auction house Dreweatts is to auction the David Winston Piano Collection on 23 September 2021. This is the most important sale of historic keyboard instruments since that of the… Read more »
A Yamaha Elton John Signature Red Piano Sells for $150,000
One of Yamaha’s Elton John Limited Edition Signature Red pianos has just sold for $150,000. This was at the Julien’s Auctions Music Icons sale (June 2021). The sum was well… Read more »
Le PianO Du Lac and Le PianO des Mers
In 2021 listening to live music in the open air makes a lot of sense (for obvious reasons). So what would be better than sitting at the water’s edge (with… Read more »
“Jeff Raleigh’s Piano Solo” by Norman Rockwell
As part of its American Art sale, auction house Christie’s is selling another important Norman Rockwell painting featuring a piano. Its full title is Jeff Raleigh’s Piano Solo (“‘Oh Lord,’ Jeff… Read more »