Most street musicians we’ve met over the years, play a signature song. If you had time for one song, it would propably be that one. The song itself might change over time, but once it landed in that special category, it’ll stay with you for the rest of times. You might not play it for…
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In this 5th edition of our Musical Encounter blog, meet 5 of our Piano Pilgrim Sisters reflecting on their summer of 2019. 1. Roos Favorite opening song: – Anything that will help me sing Maan songs. Next piano to play: – New railway station piano in Delft (NL) as of august 24 2019. “We had…
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Street pianos are all about communication, reaching out to complete strangers. It makes people talk to each other, abandoning their smart phone silos for just a while. A player enters public space of some sort – picture a railway station, center hall – doesn’t speak to anyone specifically, sits down at the piano, briefly observes…
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“Public Pianos give people an opportunity to connect”, what else is new?! So far we spoke about connecting in places like Central Park uptown Manhattan or Lakeside Geneva. We blogged about meeting tourists and local bystanders, all with their own walks of life, but on average gifted amongst gifted people. Had we been born in…
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Upon waking-up this morning, I knew I wanted to blog about a special memory made in Munich (DE) back in 2014. It’s a stormy Saturday, late afternoon and it’s been a tough week with rain and strong gusts of wind. Usually, that wouldn’t keep any of us away from the pianos, but more and more…
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We consider Luke Jerram‘s Play Me I’m Yours / Streetpianos the founding fathers of public piano festivals, as mentioned before. Their concept – as far as we can tell – got displayed more than any other worldwide. Since Birmingham 2008, a whopping 2000+ pianos in more than 60 countries. As a result, you might find…
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Sing For Hope New York is just one of those annual events hard to resist. It will take you well beyond the regular TripAdvisor must-visits, that’s what makes Public Piano events so special! You get to know places from a variety of angles, not just the touristic and commerce imposed venues. You encounter real people…
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Picture a 7-year old boy switching on his favorite sports radio show, dressed-up in his favorite team’s jersey. It’s mid Sunday afternoon, “their” important match is about to start, so temperature is rising. Pleasant extra to this show is its cross-generation music selection. Some of them hit songs, others being hidden gems revealed one by…
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Occasionally, we get these fantastic tips from friends and relatives around the globe. Any Public Piano spotting – without exception – is well appreciated, eventually investigated on the web before getting published. Some of these turn out to be Close Encounters of the Third Kind and will lead to future travel itineraries, no doubt! This…
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It’s been a bloody long way indeed to Perth Australia. This mid September Spring day is the second day of my visit and promising to be a beautiful one. The advantage of my jetlag is that I’m playing my 3rd piano at 8 in the morning, fresh and fruity. I would not call it a…
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