Japanese electronic musical instrument maker Roland is celebrating its 50th birthday. And to mark the occasion has created a very special digital piano — currently known as the “50th Anniversary… Read more »
This year (2022) Roland celebrates its 50th anniversary — so perhaps now is a good time to take a look back at the various landmark electronic and digital pianos the… Read more »
Fazioli, the Italian piano manufacturer known worldwide for its instruments of exceptional quality, is celebrating its 40th year. And to mark the occasion a beautiful new book Fazioli Grand Pianos:… Read more »
In 1821 Sébastien Érard patented a new piano action – the “double escapement”. The importance of this development cannot be overstated. It was the birth of the modern grand piano… Read more »
To commemorate the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birthday Bösendorfer has released a new version of its Beethoven Model Grand Piano as part of the limited edition Artist Series…. Read more »
Queen Victoria was born on 24 May 1819. And various exhibitions and festivities are taking place throughout 2019 to celebrate this 200th Anniversary. And pianos play their part. Both Queen Victoria… Read more »
Antonín Petrof built his first grand piano in 1864. 155 years later the company bearing his name celebrates this event by unveiling three new limited edition instruments. Petrof is still… Read more »
On 13 May 1787 eleven ships left Portsmouth harbour to establish a penal colony in Australia. Some eight months later the vessels arrived at Botany Bay and this became the… 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… Read more »
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…. Read more »