A Very Special Piano for “The Piano Lesson”
The Piano Lesson is a hit Broadway play by Pulitzer Prize Winning playwright August Wilson. It was first staged back in 1987 and has been revived in 2022. The current… Read more »
Tag: historic
Exceptional Collection of Rare Pianos to be Auctioned
UK auction house Dreweatts is to auction the David Winston Piano Collection on 23 September 2021. This is the most important sale of historic keyboard instruments since that of the… Read more »
The Karsten Collection of Historical Keyboards for Pianoteq
Modartt has released a new instrument pack — The Karsten Collection — for their Pianoteq piano modelling software. The pack features five historical keyboard instruments from the collection of Peter… Read more »
New Book: The Lost Pianos of Siberia
The Lost Pianos of Siberia is the first book by British writer/journalist Sophy Roberts. It is a story exploring remote areas in search, not just of pianos, but of a… Read more »
New Exhibit: The Steinway Piano from the SS United States
The historic grand piano from the SS United States, once the world’s fastest ocean liner, has gone on public display at Steinway Hall, New York. The Steinway & Sons baby… Read more »
The Story of Cole Porter’s “High Society” Steinway Piano
Cole Porter’s famous piano, which he himself named “High Society”, has been meticulously restored by Steinway and Sons. This is the instrument on which Porter wrote many of his most… Read more »
The First Fleet Piano
On 13 May 1787 eleven ships left Portsmouth harbour to establish a penal colony in Australia. Some eight months later the vessels arrived at Botany Bay and this became the… Read more »
Desert Island Pianos
Desert Island Discs is the UK’s longest-running radio programme. The first edition aired on 29 January 1942 and last year it celebrated its 75th anniversary. The BBC has to this… Read more »
Cremona Musica – The Piano Experience
Cremona Musica takes place this month. This international exhibition is widely considered to be the largest marketplace in the world for fine quality musical instruments. Last year the show attracted… Read more »
Musings on the Sale of the Colt Clavier Collection
On June 7th, 2018, on instructions from The Trustees, The Colt Clavier Collection of Historically Important Keyboard Instruments was sold by auction. Much has been said about the loss of… Read more »