We’re extremely happy to get a tip from a befriended Piano Pilgrim (@Yukena53) about a Japanese (language) website, specialized in Public Pianos on Japanese soil! At the moment we initially visited the site, they aired no less than 180 pianos, hip hip hurray! :-). Of course, we’re not copying any of their information, just take…
We’ve been privileged to play our first “Open Piano for Refugees” since the start of the program. It’s a pretty much year-round event moving from city to city, spread mainly over 2 neighbor countries: Germany and Austria, with tours through Denmark and Sweden so far. When you’re playing, you’re busking for a good cause: About…
We’ll be happy to tell you more about Glasgow Piano City in Scotland, United Kingdom, once we’ve played their pianos in June 2020 (post-script: guess what, flights got canceled… 🙁 ), we’ll have to make new plans to play this great city and meet the great people behind Glasgow Piano City! Piano-name . . .…
Had there been a worldwide ranking for Public Piano cities, Greater London, England, United Kingdom would definitely be in the top 5. So many initiatives, so many Events, year-round pianos and consequently so much history. About the Organizers Since UK-based Luke Jerram ignited the Public Piano Boom back in 2008, numerous initiatives took over the…
With an average 20 pianos during summer and 6 year-round, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States – Pianos About Town became a never ending party for street piano players from all over the world. Fort Collins welcomed their 100th Public Piano back in 2018! About the Pianos All pianos are beautifully art-worked by local artists. Pianos…
Melbourne Piano School is inspired to create a map of pianos in public spaces in Melbourne. We all know they’re out there.. hidden away in cafes, restaurants, community centres, galleries, etc.. but Melbourne Piano School needs your help to find them and to make beautiful maps like these! If you’d like to stay updated on…
We were happy to be present on World Piano Day 2019 (March 29th) during the launching week of 5 new Public Pianos at Canary Wharf, England, United Kingdom. For the first 5 days, those pianos were played during lunchtime by various professional players, building up towards World Piano Day March 29th. The pianos are placed…
Thomas Edison tried it (1881), then an Ontario family did (2009), but this company in Isreal claims to have cracked the code, inventing an all-weather grand-piano built in concrete/cement with all kinds of sophisticated technology in it. Inside its concrete shell, specialists have engineered complex systems to balance sound, amplify the music and monitor and…
About the year-round pianos If ever you’d ask yourself why our website shows you an entire country as one year-round piano event, know this about the Netherlands (a.k.a. Holland): Comparatively, the area occupied by the Netherlands is slightly less than twice the size of the state of New Jersey. The Netherlands extends 312 km (194…
About the year-round pianos If ever you’d ask yourself why our website shows TWO sovereign countries as ONE year-round piano event, know this about Austria (AT) & Germany (DE): Austria and Germany have a long shared history together, with German being the official language of both countries. Since both are member states of the Schengen-agreement,…