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 popular songs including “Anything Goes”,… Read more »
Elmer is a dazzling new model from Cambridge (UK) based piano makers Edelweiss. The company likes to produce instruments that really stand out, and appropriately have taken the childrens’ picture book character Elmer the Elephant as… 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 based in its original hometown… Read more »
Chromasoul is the latest work by acclaimed artist María Inés Aguirre, better known as Mia. And it takes the form of a highly decorated Steinway Model D concert grand piano. This is a spectacular three-dimensional artwork… Read more »
There’s been a lot of fuss in the UK press and social media about this Christmas’ Queen’s Speech. In it, she talked about austerity and Brexit, and the need for humanity to come together as… Read more »
The Kengo Kuma Fazioli grand piano is a magnificent new instrument designed by the renowned Japanese architect whose name it bears. The piano was commisioned by leading Canadian property developer Westbank Corporation through Vancouver Fazioli… Read more »
Christie’s (London), will auction The Swan Piano on November 14th. Produced by the French manufacturer Gaveau in 1924, this is an exquisite example of the neo-classical art-case piano. Gaveau Joseph Gabriel Gaveau founded the company… Read more »
Music at the White House is a fascinating new book detailing the various musical events that have taken place at the White House over the past 200 years. It also discusses the musical interests of the… Read more »
Last week Berkley Square hosted the eleventh PAD London art fair. This internationally acclaimed event showcases prestigious artworks encompassing contemporary, modern and historical design, with works from sixty-seven leading galleries. The object of the fair… Read more »
Two “Million Dollar” pianos. Both fully restored Steinway art-case grand pianos. Both have a history. Both have a price! This is the last post (at least for a while for a while) dealing with million pound plus instruments in the news.