Last night (21 February, 2017), the audience attending one of King’s College Cambridge’s Chapel Lates concerts were treated to a rather unusual rendition of Chopin’s Nocturnes. The performance featured 21 local pianists from Cambridge University and the Peterborough… Read more »
There has been a lot in the UK news about the Treasured City artwork commissioned by 20-21, Scunthorpe’s Visual Arts Centre. Acclaimed artist Luke Jerram has cast five small artefacts in 18 carat gold. The sculptures,… Read more »
Although rather tame in nature, Saturday’s “Let It Shine” (a BBC UK talent show) featured a “piano burning”, and apparently raised a few eyebrows in the world of social media. During the programme, Nightfall, a… Read more »
Kawai are, of course, a world famous piano manufacturer. Parsons Music, unless you live in Hong Kong, are less well known. However the latter has just taken a 10% stake in the former. Parson Music… Read more »
Last month’s NAMM show saw the unveiling of Roland’s flagship stage piano the RD-2000. This is a professional’s instrument with, coincidentally, a price tag of just over 2000 dollars/euros/pounds. The RD-2000 utilises Roland’s V-Piano physical modelling technology… Read more »
Piano Day is a worldwide celebration of the piano. It takes place on the 88th day of each year. Why the 88th? Simply to reflect the number of keys on a piano. The 2017 event… Read more »
The next major piano auction in the UK is set for midday, April 6th 2017. It will be held as usual at Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Holborn, London WC1R 4RL, by Piano Auctions Limited…. Read more »
New York based Raphael Montañez Ortiz is a conceptual artist. In 1966 he co-founded the Destruction of Art Symposium, a group designed to highlight the futile loss of life and environmental damage caused by the… Read more »
Recently released research by Simon Landry and François Champoux at the University of Montreal has found that musicians respond faster to sensory stimuli than non-musicians. Landry, the lead researcher, set about comparing the reaction times… Read more »
Italian piano manufacturer Fazioli have revealed their new generation of F278 concert grands at this month’s NAMM show in California. These instruments feature Fazioli’s latest piano action which is primarily designed to reduce the effects… Read more »