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Building vertical pianos for a new sound

A true story about a piano builder in hungary who reimagines the piano by creating towering vertical instruments to change ...
Los Angeles Times

What made Maurizio Pollini a piano god? Even his late recordings are a revelation

In 1960, an 18-year-old Italian pianist, the youngest contestant, won the prestigious International Chopin Piano Competition, held every five years in Warsaw. “That boy,” the revered pianist Arthur ...
The New York Times

Restoring the Sound, if Not the Fury, of William Faulkner’s Piano

Hoping to draw more visitors to Rowan Oak, Faulkner’s home in Oxford, Miss., a group helped refurbish its piano. Hoping to draw more visitors to Rowan Oak, Faulkner’s home in Oxford, Miss., a group ...
The New York Times

John Williams Hasn’t Stopped Composing. His Latest? A Piano Concerto.

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Williams, best known for his film work, has a parallel career in classical music. His concerto, haunted by the ghosts of jazz past, is premiering at ...