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Albert Einstein

A German theoretical physicist, who played the piano and violin. Music was no mere diversion.  On the contrary, it helped him think.  ‘Whenever…

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How To Sell Your Piano

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. Alan Watts,…

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Klavins’ Giant

Up until 1987, the largest piano was the 1935 British Challen & Son Concert Grand built for King George V and Queen Mary’s…

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Early 1500s, Virginal

So-called because the instrument was played predominately by ‘maids and young ladies,’ and was the fitting expression for accompanying “sweet voices singing hymns,” the…

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OFF-KEY: A Dream

Through sheets of rain, faint percussive sounds echo from the right. Though anxious, she follows the sound. She walks at a quick pace…

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Holly Hunter

An American actress and producer, Hunter plays the piano, trumpet and French horn. She is musical.  As a child she played the trumpet,…

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The Lore Of Elvis Presley’s White Knabe

In his formative years, before rock ‘n’ roll surged through his legs and hips on the Ed Sullivan Show, Elvis Aaron Presley sat…

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History Of The Piano — Pearl River

Influence, Within and Without Established in 1956, The Pearl River Group set up shop in the city of Guangzhou (pronounced KWAN JOE) and…

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1924, Pace

Robert Pace (b. 1924 – 2010): American Pianist, Composer, Music Theorist, Pedagogue Began playing the piano at age 5. At age 9, along with…

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William F. Buckley, Jr.

An American conservative author and commentator, who founded the National Review. Buckley played the piano and harpsichord. [Buckley’s] early schooling in the family home……

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