The singing tone of Shigeru Kawai grand pianos
The pianist Jorge Bolet quoted the conductor Josef Krips as saying ‘All music is singing and what is not singing is noise’. I love this quote because it is so relevant for playing a melody on the piano.
Artists and Concerts
News and information on artists and concerts
Dudley International Piano Competition 2022
As one of the most prestigious piano competitions in the calendar, the Dudley International Piano Competition has, since its conception in 1967, generated a list of winners and competitors that deservedly went on to earn worldwide acclaim.
GUINNESS WORLD RECORD with the Kawai ES920
I am about to put my beautiful ES920 through its paces in the most rigorous way imaginable.
4th Shigeru Kawai International Piano Competition
Kawai has announced the outline of the 4th Shigeru Kawai International Piano Competition.
ES920 – Review by Harry the Piano
I’ve been playing the ES920 as my primary keyboard for six months now and I’m absolutely blown away with its capabilities.
The gift that keeps on giving
If you are looking for something with which to make this year entirely different from the last, can I recommend to you something that personally and professionally has brought me nothing but joy – the piano!
The Pianist’s Christmas
-by Harry the Piano In the 1930s the upright piano was once described as ‘an instrument generally found adhering to the walls of most lower middle class houses’. The quote […]
A Virtual Living
Every musician who counts live performance as one of their prime sources of income will tell you a similar tale of 2020.
How the wrong piano can ruin a performance
Pianists are perhaps unique amongst musicians in that until they reach the zenith of their careers (and even then to a large extent) they are reliant on the instrument provided.
If Music Shops be the Food of Love, Buy On!
I well recall the thrill of my very first music shop experience. The sign above the window said ‘Maurice Plaquet’ with the ‘M’ written as a triplet and the ‘P’ as a single down-stem quaver, and it was located on the Uxbridge Road in Shepherds Bush, London, just around the corner from my father’s church.