The Red Piano was a concert residency by English singer-songwriter Sir Elton John. The residency took place at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The idea for the show originated in 2004 by Elton John and David LaChapelle.
The Red Piano was originally scheduled to be 75 shows over three years. John ended his residency at the Colosseum on 22 April 2009.
The show was replaced by Cher's Cher at the Colosseum and Bette Midler's The Showgirl Must Go On.
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The Red Piano was a concert residency by English singer-songwriter Sir Elton John. The residency took place at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The idea for the show originated in 2004 by Elton John and David LaChapelle.
The Red Piano was originally scheduled to be 75 shows over three years. John ended his residency at the Colosseum on 22 April 2009.
The show was replaced by Cher's Cher at the Colosseum and Bette Midler's The Showgirl Must Go On.
The Clairvoyant Vampire Pianist Plays Harry Potter, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Michael Jackson's Thriller.
Happy Halloween!!
Check out Victor's Piano Solo, which is part of the soundtrack for the 2005 Corpse Bride film was produced by Danny Elfman with the help of John August.
Happy Halloween!
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Check out Victor's Piano Solo, which is part of the soundtrack for the 2005 Corpse Bride film was produced by Danny Elfman with the help of John August.
Happy Halloween!
Lago di Piano is a lake in the Province of Como, Lombardy, Italy. At an elevation of 276m, its surface area is 0.72km2.
In 1866 Steinway & Sons opened the first Steinway Hall on 14th Street, New York. A “Steinway Hall” was the original Apple Store. It was a building housing showrooms, sales departments, concert halls, and technical workshops for Steinway & Sons. The original New York Hall had a main auditorium capable of seating over 2,000, and a stage able to accommodate a 100-piece orchestra. It quickly became the city’s cultural focus.
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In 1866 Steinway & Sons opened the first Steinway Hall on 14th Street, New York. A “Steinway Hall” was the original Apple Store. It was a building housing showrooms, sales departments, concert halls, and technical workshops for Steinway & Sons. The original New York Hall had a main auditorium capable of seating over 2,000, and a stage able to accommodate a 100-piece orchestra. It quickly became the city’s cultural focus.
In 2017, Steinway opened their first new European retail, technical, and concert space outside of Germany for 142 years.
Located in Paris’ culturally rich 7th Arrondissement (borough), the truly elegant premises total 700 square metres, and feature a 50-seat concert room, two rehearsal studios and a large retail showroom. The studios can house up to 45 pianos, and a team of Steinway technicians also reside on-site.
Do you know elephant ivory was widely used to make piano keys many years ago? This was because of its value and aesthetic quality, and its ability to absorb the fingers' perspiration.
Compared to plastic keys, ivory piano keys can even help to reduce the chances of the pianist’s fingers slipping while playing. If you have an old piano, and you're suspecting if its piano keys are made of ivory, check out the following 6 methods.
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Do you know elephant ivory was widely used to make piano keys many years ago? This was because of its value and aesthetic quality, and its ability to absorb the fingers' perspiration.
Compared to plastic keys, ivory piano keys can even help to reduce the chances of the pianist’s fingers slipping while playing. If you have an old piano, and you're suspecting if its piano keys are made of ivory, check out the following 6 methods.
British pianist Sarah Nicolls is in the process of developing the new design and has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help with costs.
Modelled on a combination of grand and upright, the new design aims to be light and compact enough to bring the fullness of a grand piano’s sound into modern spaces.
Drastically reducing the weight of the instrument is a big feature of the Standing Grand. Whilst a standard grand piano weighs around 450kg, the Standing Grand will weigh around... See More
British pianist Sarah Nicolls is in the process of developing the new design and has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help with costs.
Modelled on a combination of grand and upright, the new design aims to be light and compact enough to bring the fullness of a grand piano’s sound into modern spaces.
Drastically reducing the weight of the instrument is a big feature of the Standing Grand. Whilst a standard grand piano weighs around 450kg, the Standing Grand will weigh around 82kg, making it so much easier to shift around your home.
Thomas’s authoritative playing shows why Feldman’s keyboard music is some of the most important of the last century.
Morton Feldman wrote for the piano for most of his composing career, and the 46 pieces included in Philip Thomas's collection – the most extensive survey of this music to date, including several works recorded for the first time – provide a thread through its changing emphases and stylistic shifts.
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Thomas’s authoritative playing shows why Feldman’s keyboard music is some of the most important of the last century.
Morton Feldman wrote for the piano for most of his composing career, and the 46 pieces included in Philip Thomas's collection – the most extensive survey of this music to date, including several works recorded for the first time – provide a thread through its changing emphases and stylistic shifts.
The earliest here is an untitled piece from 1942, just one minute long and composed when Feldman was 16; the latest is Palais de Mari from 1986, the year before his death.
What has the cruise industry’s premier global trade event, The Seatrade Cruise Global Show 2017, to do with pianos?
Well, the supply of musical instruments to the cruise industry is big business, and Yamaha, who are exhibiting at the show, invest a lot of time and effort to get their instruments “on-board”.
Yamaha hope their new Disklavier ENSPIRE reproducing piano will be of particular interest here. The ENSPIRE can be used both as a high quality acoustic piano for live... See More
What has the cruise industry’s premier global trade event, The Seatrade Cruise Global Show 2017, to do with pianos?
Well, the supply of musical instruments to the cruise industry is big business, and Yamaha, who are exhibiting at the show, invest a lot of time and effort to get their instruments “on-board”.
Yamaha hope their new Disklavier ENSPIRE reproducing piano will be of particular interest here. The ENSPIRE can be used both as a high quality acoustic piano for live performance, and (when the band take a break) as an on-demand fully orchestrated entertainment system.
The Chateau Marmont is a hotel located in Los Angeles, California, and has also been referred to in many songs.
In 2017, Jarvis Cocker and Chilly Gonzales collaborated on a concept album of music inspired by the hotel, named Room 29.
Room 29 is one of the rooms with a piano. This room (or more accurately suite) has a baby grand piano.
The Chateau Marmont is a hotel located in Los Angeles, California, and has also been referred to in many songs.
In 2017, Jarvis Cocker and Chilly Gonzales collaborated on a concept album of music inspired by the hotel, named Room 29.
Room 29 is one of the rooms with a piano. This room (or more accurately suite) has a baby grand piano.
A piano is often lamented as an expensive piece of equipment, easily costing thousands of dollars. However, did you know that there is such an act as Piano Burning?
That’s crazy, some may think, maybe the person is absolutely insane- or just really hates the piano. However, that is not so.
Piano Burning is an action of setting an acoustic piano on fire. It is usually ceremonial or for visual entertainment.
A piano is often lamented as an expensive piece of equipment, easily costing thousands of dollars. However, did you know that there is such an act as Piano Burning?
That’s crazy, some may think, maybe the person is absolutely insane- or just really hates the piano. However, that is not so.
Piano Burning is an action of setting an acoustic piano on fire. It is usually ceremonial or for visual entertainment.
Alec Coles-Aldridge discovers the Victory Verticals: a fleet of pianos designed specifically for the battlefield.
The Victory Verticals were produced during WW2 as a piano designed for soldiers. The plan was to build economical and durable pianos that could be sent to, or near, the front line in order to boost morale.
Alec Coles-Aldridge discovers the Victory Verticals: a fleet of pianos designed specifically for the battlefield.
The Victory Verticals were produced during WW2 as a piano designed for soldiers. The plan was to build economical and durable pianos that could be sent to, or near, the front line in order to boost morale.
This is the incredible moment Stan Urban got a whole station dancing along to his rock n' roll piano performance!
“The piano keys are black and white but they sound like a million colors in your mind.”
~ Maria Cristina Mena
Warner brothers used the same joke in these shorts: a bomb explotion while playing "Believe me, if all those endearing young charms"... which one you prefer???
We hosted two "K"-pable guest artistes last Saturday, the Principal/Solo Flute of the prestigious Vienna Philharmonic, Karl-Heinz Schütz, as well as Singapore's very own fast-rising international conductor Kahchun Wong.
Audiences were enthralled and moved by their superlative accounts of the rarely heard Reinecke Flute Concerto and the SSO favourite, Rachmaninoff's Second Symphony.
We hosted two "K"-pable guest artistes last Saturday, the Principal/Solo Flute of the prestigious Vienna Philharmonic, Karl-Heinz Schütz, as well as Singapore's very own fast-rising international conductor Kahchun Wong.
Audiences were enthralled and moved by their superlative accounts of the rarely heard Reinecke Flute Concerto and the SSO favourite, Rachmaninoff's Second Symphony.
With over 60 programmes, represented by 20 nationalities, Telling Stories: Performers(') Present International Artistic Symposium will bring you a range of performances and presentations at YST, all exploring issues and approaches in 21st-century performance practice.
All symposium events are free and open to the public - we welcome you to join in the exploration.
With over 60 programmes, represented by 20 nationalities, Telling Stories: Performers(') Present International Artistic Symposium will bring you a range of performances and presentations at YST, all exploring issues and approaches in 21st-century performance practice.
All symposium events are free and open to the public - we welcome you to join in the exploration.
Casio America, Inc., a leading innovator in the world of electronic musical instruments, is proud to announce that its PRIVIA PX-S3000 digital piano has received a Product Excellence Award from Music Inc. magazine.
The Excellence Awards are voted on by retailers who selected products that were an impressive success in 2019. All of the winning products will be included in Music Inc.'s December issue which will be available on 19 November 2019.
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Casio America, Inc., a leading innovator in the world of electronic musical instruments, is proud to announce that its PRIVIA PX-S3000 digital piano has received a Product Excellence Award from Music Inc. magazine.
The Excellence Awards are voted on by retailers who selected products that were an impressive success in 2019. All of the winning products will be included in Music Inc.'s December issue which will be available on 19 November 2019.
There’s now a cruise ship called “Piano Land”, and it has just completed its maiden voyage.
So why has Astro Ocean given the ship this rather unusual name? Is the liner specially themed to attract pianists? Are there pianos in every suite?
From December 2019, Piano Land’s home port will be Xiamen, China. And sitting just a few hundred yards offshore is the beautiful island of Kulangsu, which is also known as “Piano Island” or “Piano Land”.
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There’s now a cruise ship called “Piano Land”, and it has just completed its maiden voyage.
So why has Astro Ocean given the ship this rather unusual name? Is the liner specially themed to attract pianists? Are there pianos in every suite?
From December 2019, Piano Land’s home port will be Xiamen, China. And sitting just a few hundred yards offshore is the beautiful island of Kulangsu, which is also known as “Piano Island” or “Piano Land”.
People visit Kulangsu not only for the scenic beauty, but for the music. Culture is at the heart of this small island, and over the years Kulangsu has produced a disproportionately large number of world-class musicians.
It was a proud night for us at the Steinway Black Diamond Asia launch ceremony. Together with Wei Wei, President, Steinway Asia Pacific and Dirk Paulsen, Director, C Melchers GmbH & Co, we showcased the ultra-exclusive, limited edition Steinway Black Diamond to a close circle of Steinway owners and media guests.
Created in collaboration with iconic furniture designer Dakota Jackson and virtuoso Steinway Artist Lang Lang, only 8 Model D and 88 Model B Steinway Black Diamond pianos... See More
It was a proud night for us at the Steinway Black Diamond Asia launch ceremony. Together with Wei Wei, President, Steinway Asia Pacific and Dirk Paulsen, Director, C Melchers GmbH & Co, we showcased the ultra-exclusive, limited edition Steinway Black Diamond to a close circle of Steinway owners and media guests.
Created in collaboration with iconic furniture designer Dakota Jackson and virtuoso Steinway Artist Lang Lang, only 8 Model D and 88 Model B Steinway Black Diamond pianos have been crafted.
Over the course of the evening, guests were able to appreciate the craftsmanship and detailing of the piano up close. In addition, Steinway Artists Anderson & Roe performed a selection of popular favourites while giving our guests the opportunity to witness Steinway’s revolutionary high-resolution recording and playback SPIRIO | R technology.
#steinway #SteinwayGallerySingapore #SteinwayBlackDiamond #BuyPiano
Road movie set in segregation-era deep south wins top Oscar prize despite controversies surrounding its director and writer
Green Book has won the Oscar for best picture at the 91st Academy Awards.
Based on a real-life road trip through the deep south in the early 1960s, Green Book’s victory proved a considerable upset at the awards, after a night largely marked by predictability.
Road movie set in segregation-era deep south wins top Oscar prize despite controversies surrounding its director and writer
Green Book has won the Oscar for best picture at the 91st Academy Awards.
Based on a real-life road trip through the deep south in the early 1960s, Green Book’s victory proved a considerable upset at the awards, after a night largely marked by predictability.
Playing Schubert on an 1839 fortepiano, the pianist’s typically crisp delivery and focus was bedevilled by the fragile instrument.
At the Wigmore Hall, Andreas Staier was playing a programme of Schubert on a fortepiano made by Johann Baptist Streicher in Vienna in 1839.
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Playing Schubert on an 1839 fortepiano, the pianist’s typically crisp delivery and focus was bedevilled by the fragile instrument.
At the Wigmore Hall, Andreas Staier was playing a programme of Schubert on a fortepiano made by Johann Baptist Streicher in Vienna in 1839.
Buskers interviewed by TODAY are aware that some members of the public regard them as beggars — a notion they firmly rejected.
Under the busking scheme, endorsed buskers can collect tips from the public but they cannot actively ask for money.
"Contrary to popular belief, buskers are not beggars. We actually put in effort to audition for a licence, and put in a lot of effort in our performance."
Buskers interviewed by TODAY are aware that some members of the public regard them as beggars — a notion they firmly rejected.
Under the busking scheme, endorsed buskers can collect tips from the public but they cannot actively ask for money.
"Contrary to popular belief, buskers are not beggars. We actually put in effort to audition for a licence, and put in a lot of effort in our performance."
