Two culturally important pianos are shortly coming up for sale. On September 6th (2023) Sotheby’s is auctioning Freddie Mercury’s Yamaha grand piano. And on September 30th Alex Cooper Auctioneers is… Read more »
In the mid-19th century, Chickering & Sons was the largest piano manufacturer in all of America. It was responsible for many technical innovations still used today, received countless awards, and… Read more »
This year (2023) is the 170th anniversary of the founding of Steinway & Sons. It was back in 1853 that Henry E. Steinway Snr. established the company in a rented… Read more »
If you’ve ever wanted to get close up to one of Liberace’s spectacular pianos now is your chance. One of the flamboyant pianist’s mirrored grand pianos is the centrepiece of… Read more »
Dal Sogno Al Suono (English: From the Dream to the Sound) is a new documentary film celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Fazioli Pianoforti company. It premiers on Fazioli’s YouTube… Read more »
Charles Brooks was once a professional musician, He was principal cellist with various established symphony orchestras. But in 2016 he switched careers and became a freelance photographer. Brooks, however, retained… Read more »
In 1890 Thomas Edison purchased a Model B Ebony grand piano (serial no. 66793) from Steinway and Sons for the sum of $725. That piano is now being sold by… Read more »
In 1934 the directors of Challen, a leading British piano manufacturer, decided they wanted to do something special to mark the 1935 Silver Jubilee. This event was to celebrate the… Read more »
Last year (2021) Omniva, the Estonian postal company, held a nationwide poll entitled “Great Estonian Things”. Its aim was to find out which objects the Estonian public wanted to celebrate… Read more »
The Maene-Viñoly Concert Grand is a beautiful new piano with a very special feature – it has a curved keyboard. The piano was developed in Belgium by piano maker extraordinaire… Read more »