88 Pianists and One Piano — a Spectacular Challenge
The challenge was to have 88 different pianists simultaneously play an acoustic piano. This would be a world record that could never be broken (pianos have 88 notes*). How was… Read more »
Tag: grand piano
New Home for Elvis’ Gold Piano
There were two grand pianos in Elvis Presley’s life. One was the 1912 Knabe grand piano that Presley purchased for $818.85 in 1957. He had this instrument painted white and… Read more »
The Inside-Out Piano (II)
One particular Piano Day 2019 event of special interest is Sarah Nicolls’ performance in Galway, Ireland. For what reason? Well, because it features the Inside-Out Piano, or to be more accurate… Read more »
New Product: Steinway SPIRIO | r
Steinway has officially launched the long-awaited recording version of their SPIRIO high-resolution player piano system — the Steinway SPIRIO | r. This took place at a celebratory event on the… Read more »
Searching for Pianos
This article looks at the changes in popularity of certain piano-related search terms. To do so we’ve used Google Trends to analyse various words and phrases entered into the Google… Read more »
The Kengo Kuma Fazioli Grand Piano
The Kengo Kuma Fazioli grand piano is a magnificent new instrument designed by the renowned Japanese architect whose name it bears. The piano was commisioned by leading Canadian property developer… Read more »
The Steinway Elbphilharmonie Limited Edition
A new grand piano, produced by Steinway & Sons in partnership with the Elbphilharmonie (Hamburg’s new cultural centre) has just been unveiled. With a production run of only eight instruments,… Read more »
The World’s First Nine Octave Piano — The Big Beleura
The Australian piano-maker Stuart & Sons has just completed a truly remarkable grand piano. It is the first acoustic piano ever to boast a nine octave keyboard… that’s 108 keys! … Read more »
The World’s Largest Piano Mk.2?
In 2009 the Alexander piano was, arguably, the largest piano in the world. It was build by Adrian Mann in a friend’s farm shed in Dunedin, New Zealand. Incredibly Mann… Read more »
Seismic Waves and The Tsunami Piano
In 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated large areas of the country’s eastern seaboard. In the north-eastern region of Tohoku, amongst the wreckage of the Miyagi… Read more »