Bringing Chopin Back to Life
Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810-49) is probably the most famous of Warsaw’s past citizens. He spent half his life in the Polish capital some 200 years ago. To help experience the… Read more »
Category: Historical
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 »
Victoria & Abdul and a Piano
There’s a new film coming out shortly called Victoria & Abdul. It is the true story of the friendship between Queen Victoria and a young clerk from India, who had… Read more »
The Beethoven Broadwood Celebrates Two Anniversaries
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… Read more »
Two More Million Dollar Steinway Pianos
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.
A look back at the Chicago Music Trades Convention, 1917
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… Read more »
The Cobbe Collection of Historic Pianos, 2017
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… Read more »
No News Today… Pianos at the BBC
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… Read more »