Lang Lang Goodwill Ambassador

Celebrating Lang Lang's appointment as a Goodwill Ambassador, UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy presented the Steinway Peace Piano, created by Steinway & Sons to benefit UNICEF through concerts and advocacy events.

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Concert Steinway Production

Here is an interesting article from the New York times showing how new pianos are selected to be used as their own concert instruments and that they are still stored in the same basement where Rachmaninov met Horowitz.

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Steinway's Birthday is Over

Steinway's 150th anniversary party is now over. Here's an article offering an overview of the Steinway company today

An American cultural institution, the Steinway piano, is ending a year-long celebration on its 150th anniversary. Experts consider Steinway the world's finest piano. The sleek, carefully handcrafted instrument has been, literally, fine-tuned for generations. The company's owners have changed but its headquarters have remained in New York City.
They say making a Steinway Piano is like having a baby. Each takes nine months to make and no two are exactly the same.

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