Two Stunning New Art Case Pianos
As 2020 draws to an end, Steinway & Sons and Edelweiss Pianos have both unveiled unique and spectacular art-case grand pianos. The Solis from Goldfinch by Edelweiss Edelweiss Pianos and… Read more »
Award-Winning Pianos 2020
December is the month we take our customary look back at the winners of the year’s various piano awards. These “gongs” are bestowed mostly by music publications and design institutes…. Read more »
New Product: Valente Electric Piano
The Valente Electric Piano is a new electro-mechanical instrument designed by Brazilian inventor Tiago Valente. Valente had been making electronic musical devices since he was a kid. In his teens… Read more »
Two Unique Pianos at Music China 2020
Music China is one of the world’s top three musical instrument industry events. This year it was held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. More than a thousand exhibitors… Read more »
Salvador Dali’s “Surrealist Piano”
Parker Fine Art Auctions is selling a cast of Salvador Dali’s extraordinary Surrealist Piano at its online Fine Paintings Sale next week (26-November-2020). The sculpture illustrates Dali’s penchant for transforming… Read more »
New Product: QRS UV Keyboard Sanitizer
QRS Music Technologies Inc. has just released the QRS UV Keyboard Sanitizer. This compact all-in-one device will (the manufacturers claim) kill 99.9% of most viruses (including Covid-19), airborne bacteria and… Read more »
Sampleson Releases Klavee — a Virtual Klaviphon
The Klaviphon is a small, budget electric piano. It was manufactured in Czechoslovakia between 1958 and 1966 by the state run National Company Harmonika Hořovice and by the Rieger Kloss… Read more »
Steinway “Kravitz Grand” — A Real Work of Art
Steinway & Sons has launched a new limited-edition grand piano designed by legendary musician Lenny Kravitz. On the face of it, this may seem a strange collaboration. Why would a… Read more »
John Lennon’s Piano at Strawberry Field
The world-famous Steinway Model Z upright piano on which John Lennon composed “Imagine” is now on display at the Strawberry Field exhibition in Liverpool. The piano belongs to the George… Read more »
New Products: Kawai ES920 and Kawai ES520 Digital Pianos
Japanese piano manufacturer Kawai has released two new digital pianos. This expands Kawai’s ES Series of portable instruments to 3 models. The ES920 is the top-of-the-range replacement for the Kawai… Read more »