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The largest institutional acquisition in Yamaha’s history

June 23, 2025

With past sales to institutions such as Juilliard, UCLA, and Berklee, Yamaha’s growing presence in elite music schools is hard to ignore. While the competition in the piano world remains fierce, Yamaha’s strategy is clearly resonating. The question remains open – is it about brand trust, long-term service reliability, pricing, or something more intangible?

June 26, 2025

Bösendorfer Cools Down the Summer with Turquoise Elegance

May 22, 2025

Bechstein closes Manchester showroom

□ Crisis in craft: Piano Technician training at risk

□ When politics silences the piano

□ The end of China's piano boom

□ Indonesia plants to close by March 2025

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□ Lorenzo builds a coffin from a piano

June 6, 2025

We're accustomed to seeing creative objects made from recycled pianos—everything from coat racks to bookshelves. However, what we’re about to show you genuinely surprised us. It appears that the possibilities presented by recycled pianos are truly endless.

□ Playing the future with hands from the past

March 15, 2025

After a decade of developing hybrid pianos, the makers of the new ilPiano have taken a bold step forward. This latest model pairs a traditional acoustic piano keyboard with a high-end digital sound module - but what truly sets it apart is its uncompromising commitment to realism.

□ Pianos without limits: how FX technology is transforming the industry

February 14, 2025

The world of advertising and content creation is evolving at a breathtaking pace. What once required physical sets, real actors, and expensive props can now be achieved with virtual effects (FX) and CGI. Just like the film industry, the advertising world has embraced these technologies, making it possible to place any object, person, or scene into a video—without ever leaving the studio.

□ QRS Music introduces the trumpeter

February 1, 2025

QRS Music Technologies is pushing the boundaries of musical innovation with the launch of The Trumpeter, an advanced integration of AI-driven content creation and pure acoustic performance. Leveraging its cutting-edge QRS Tech Platforms, the company will showcase how the rich, resonant sound of a trumpet can seamlessly blend with the organic tones of an acoustic piano - offering an unparalleled listening experience beyond what any speaker can achieve.

□ Grotrian-Steinweg piano factory shots down

January 31, 2025

The fate of Grotrian-Steinweg, the legendary Braunschweig-based piano manufacturer, has been sealed. In a devastating blow to its nearly two-century-old legacy, the company has officially laid off all 31 employees, marking the end of an era for one of Germany’s most esteemed piano makers. According to NDR and the Braunschweiger Zeitung, the insolvency administrator terminated the entire workforce, fulfilling legal obligations as part of the company’s bankruptcy proceedings.

BACKSTAGE NEWS

| While Some Close, Others Open: Steinway & Sons Expands in the U.S.

As we’ve previously reported, some piano retailers are closing their doors — yet others are boldly opening new ones. A prime example is Steinway & Sons, which has just opened its first factory store in Colorado. The new location, a nearly 3,200-square-foot gallery, is situated at 56 Steele Street in the upscale Cherry Creek neighborhood.

This marks the nineteenth Steinway factory store in the United States.

| International Amateurs Competition

FAZIOLI has decided to join forces with PianoLink by becoming a partner of their International Amateurs Competition—an event dedicated to amateur pianists from all over the world, which will begin on August 15, 2025

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