Piano Day 2020
March 28th is Piano Day 2020. Piano Day takes place on the 88th day of each year and is a celebration of the “king of musical instruments” — the piano…. Read more »
Category: Event
Piano Vertical—a Performance Like No Other!
It’s not often you see something that is “jaw-dropping”. But last month’s PIano Vertical concert in Munich most certainly deserves this description. Could the playing of a piano be any… Read more »
New Pianos at Winter NAMM 2020
A wide selection of new pianos appeared at the recent Winter NAMM 2020 show. The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) holds two popular trade events in America each year…. Read more »
For Sale: The Immortal Piano – Asking Price 2,000,000 (USD)
It seems that “The Immortal Piano” is for sale on eBay with a “Buy It Now” price of $2 million. Over the years this unique instrument has also been called:… Read more »
Fazioli and C. Bechstein Pianos at Music China 2019
Music China is Asia’s main musical instrument trade fair. The exhibition took place last month (October) and attracted around 2,400 exhibitors from 34 countries, and more than 120,000 visitors from… Read more »
Yamaha’s AI Piano System “Dear Glenn”
Yamaha has unveiled its first comprehensive AI piano system. The Japanese musical instrument manufacturer has been working with artificial intelligence technology for many years, and the fruits of their labour… Read more »
What or Where is Piano Land?
There’s now a cruise ship called “Piano Land”, and it has just completed its maiden voyage. Well that’s not strictly true. A new Chinese cruise line (Astro Ocean) recently purchased… Read more »
88 Pianists and One Piano — a Spectacular Challenge
The challenge was to have 88 different pianists simultaneously play an acoustic piano. This would be a world record that could never be broken (pianos have 88 notes*). How was… Read more »
The 2019 Toy Piano Festival
For the past 19 years, the University of California San Diego Library has held a Toy Piano Festival. It was established to celebrate this unique musical instrument and to pay… Read more »
New Home for Elvis’ Gold Piano
There were two grand pianos in Elvis Presley’s life. One was the 1912 Knabe grand piano that Presley purchased for $818.85 in 1957. He had this instrument painted white and… Read more »