At the House of Juilliard in the heart of historic Lincoln Center resides one of the world’s largest inventories of Steinway & Sons pianos: Steinways on concert stages, in practice rooms, faculty studios, classrooms and dance studios.
Read MoreSteinway & Sons has been a constant companion in Gary Graffman’s life since the age of seven, when he received his first Steinway piano from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. To help celebrate his 90th birthday at the Kimmel Center, the legendary Steinway Artist accepted a gold-plated Steinway Lyre...
Read MoreYOUNGSTOWN, OH – A sesquicentennial celebration underway at the All-Steinway Dana School of Music may have never happened without a divine touch of serendipity from George Frideric Handel.
Read MoreCLINTON, NY – Through his compositions like Peculiar Galaxies and Selected Nebulae, it seems Sam Pellman was always reaching for the stars. A pioneering scholar in electroacoustic music, the beloved professor at Hamilton College tasted life through a dazzling palette of diverse interests. And he was a driving force behind getting nothing but the best possible equipment for his students.
Read MoreCANYON, TX – The first time Joan Urban ever heard her mother-in-law play the piano, it was a Steinway. Marjorie Urban would practice short passages of Bach, Chopin and Debussy at the family’s wheat farm in Perryton. That music coming from the heart of the Texas Panhandle lingered in Joan’s heart for many years to come.
Read MoreGREENVILLE, SC – One of the first Steinways ever played by Dr. Ruby Morgan still occupies a practice room at Furman University, where she has devoted much of her life enriching the lives of her students. When she was 14, Ruby’s parents purchased a Model M studio grand that inspired a robust professional career, both as teacher and performer. She studied at The Juilliard School and Florida State University, concertizing as a critically-acclaimed soloist and chamber musician.
Read MoreEDMOND, OK – In college towns across America, building consensus on any subject can be a colossal task, unless it seems you are talking about Steinway & Sons. The University of Central Oklahoma and School of Music offer a stellar example, as the program inspired numerous donations to acquire a magnificent fleet of more than 50 Steinway & Sons pianos. UCO officially joined the ranks of All-Steinway Schools on August 8th, 2019.
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD, MO – To further distinguish a venerable program at Missouri State University where more than 300 music majors must learn to play the piano, one of Dr. Julie Combs’s first orders of business was ordering a deep dive into the school’s outdated inventory.
Read MoreSAN MARCOS, CA – Passion is the new hallmark of a powerhouse music program at All-Steinway California State University San Marcos, energized in part by the irresistible enthusiasm of people like Ching-Ming Cheng.
Read MoreDEMOREST, GA – Through the overwhelming generosity of an anonymous donor, the new Conservatory of Music at Piedmont College will be graced with 22 beautiful Steinway & Sons pianos.
Read MoreATLANTA, GA – November 3rd, 2018, will go down as a historic day in the New York archives of Steinway & Sons as the brilliant sounds of a new Steinway Model B greeted the faithful who flocked to a grand piano dedication concert for the Ebenezer Baptist Church.
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Twelve days in November 2018 before the NASA Insight mission landed on Mars, the All-Steinway University of Georgia hosted an Intergalactic Piano Extravaganza with music that was out of this world.
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