Exactly 200 years ago John Broadwood and Sons built a grand piano, chosen to be the finest of the time, as a present for Ludwig van Beethoven. This instrument, still in existence, is known as… 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.
One hundred years ago, on May 18th, 1917 piano manufacturers, suppliers, salesmen, dealers, in fact everyone involved in the piano trade descended on Chicago, Illinois for the annual Music Trades Convention. All of pianodom visit… Read more »
Hatchlands in Surrey (UK) has now opened its doors for the 2017 season. This is a beautiful Georgian mansion built in the 1750s by architect Stiff Leadbetter, and features some spectacular interiors by Robert Adam…. Read more »
On April 18, 1930, the 8.45pm news bulletin announced, “There is no news today.” The remaining 15 minutes allocated to news, was filled by piano music, after which a concert from Langham Place resumed. BBC… Read more »