Steinway Factory Tour
Nothing enters the Steinway factory in Astoria, Queens, looking anything like a piano. The wood, for example, is just lumber, before it is shaped into the rim of the instrument. Assembling the pianos takes months, with a lot of waiting … Read
A Meeting of Titans – The Day Vladimir Horowitz and Sergei Rachmaninoff Arrived Together at Steinway Hall
This is the story of three musical legends and a moment in New York in January 1928, when they were forever joined in history. The participants included the two greatest pianists of an era: the towering Sergei Rachmaninoff, whose romantic … Read
Piano Maintenance
Environmental tips Wood is a natural, live, constantly changing material, which reacts to the environment in which it is kept. Since the piano is mostly made of wood, it is preferable to place it in rooms where temperature and humidity … Read
When Two Makes Perfect
‘This is not a Beethoven B flat,” announced the renowned pianist Artur Schnabel. It was 1947, and he was in the basement of the Steinway building in New York, where concert pianists come to choose the instrument they’ll use in … Read
FIU’s College of Architecture + The Arts receives donation
Florida International University’s College of Architecture + The Arts received two $150,000 donations from brothers who wanted to help launch the college’s new Miami Beach Urban Studios. The $300,000 donation from Ronen and Dr. Gilad Segev represents the first … Read