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 »
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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 »
Pianodrome – the Amazing Performance Venue – Returns to Edinburgh
Following its highly successful launch at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2018, Pianodrome returns to the festival this August. We don’t generally run stories about concert venues/shows, but this is something… Read more »
The Story of Cole Porter’s “High Society” Steinway Piano
Cole Porter’s famous piano, which he himself named “High Society”, has been meticulously restored by Steinway and Sons. This is the instrument on which Porter wrote many of his most… Read more »
Is There A Fortune Hidden In Your Piano?
Last week a rare 1916 baseball card found inside an old piano, and featuring Babe Ruth, sold at auction for USD 130,000. And a couple of years ago, a hoard… Read more »
John Lennon’s Broadwood Piano For Sale by Auction
Not all the pianos attributed to John Lennon were actually owned by him — but this decorated 1872 Broadwood upright certainly was. And it is on this piano that Lennon… Read more »