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The 1st Malaga City International Piano Competition was held in Malaga, Spain, from 7th to 15th June, and the Shigeru Kawai SK-EX full concert grand piano was chosen as the official piano for the competition.
To support the plethora of cultural events held at ‘the social hub of Oxford’, The Oxford Union, one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious debating societies, has partnered with Shigeru Kawai to become its official Piano Partner and accompany the wide variety of musical activities on offer within The Union.
After meticulous testing on a range of pianos, Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation found their perfect match with thirteen Kawai upright pianos and one Kawai GX-6 Grand Piano.
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.
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.
I am about to put my beautiful ES920 through its paces in the most rigorous way imaginable.
Kawai has announced the outline of the 4th Shigeru Kawai International Piano Competition.
I’ve been playing the ES920 as my primary keyboard for six months now and I’m absolutely blown away with its capabilities.
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!
-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 […]
