Make Beethoven’s Piano Great Again!
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 »
Category: Anniversary
130th Anniversary of the First Piano Recording
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 »
Beethoven’s Broadwood Bicentenary: 1818-2018
Two hundred years ago Ludwig van Beethoven received the gift of a Broadwood grand piano. This instrument, now known as Beethoven’s Broadwood, was much loved by the composer and is… Read more »
More Piano Burning Issues
On April 6th at Robins Airforce Base (Houston County, Georgia, USA) a rather unattractive upright piano was ceremonially torched. This piano burning event was organised as part of the Royal… Read more »
70 years of the Pierce Piano Atlas
This year the Pierce Piano Atlas celebrates its 70th anniversary. This unique reference work is often referred to as the “Bible of the Piano Business”, and is not only an… Read more »
Jane Austen’s Piano
Jane Austen died 200 years ago this year at the age of 41, and in celebration, the Jane Austen’s House Museum is telling the story of her life and legacy… Read more »