Steinway's Birthday is Over- March 19, 2004 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...http://webvoice.blogspot.com/2004/03/steinways-birthday-is-over.html Baghdad Steinway Concert- March 17, 2004 The Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra performed its first concert today at the Baghdad Convention Center since its new grand piano arrived last month. The piano was donated by Steinway & Sons. click here full story (javascript link)http://webvoice.blogspot.com/2004/03/baghdad-steinway-concert.html Interesting Steinway Auction Story- March 17, 2004 This is a nice little story about a guy winning an auction at a bargain price because his rival bidder thought she was currently winning when really, she wasn't. But there's more to it than that :) click here full story (javascript link)http://webvoice.blogspot.com/2004/03/interesting-steinway-auction-story.html Profoundly Deaf Young Pianist- March 17, 2004 Profoundly deaf since birth, Michael's parents don't really understand why he enjoys playing the piano so much. Nice story click here full story (javascript link)http://webvoice.blogspot.com/2004/03/profoundly-deaf-young-pianist.html Internet Video Piano Lessons- March 17, 2004 Here's an interesting story about how a teacher and a pupil enjoy lessons in real time even though they are 700 miles apart. And it's all thanks to high-speed internet technology. They play duets together too. click here for full story (javascript link) Note: You may need to register with the NY Times website to read the articlehttp://webvoice.blogspot.com/2004/03/internet-video-piano-lessons.html Interview with Steinway Bigwigs- March 17, 2004 Here is an interesting interview conducted by www.faz.net with Henry Steinway (obviously not the Henry Steinway) where they talk about various aspects of the company including the following interesting Q&A: Do you face serious competition in the upmarket segment Thomas Kurrer: We have two major competitors in the high-quality segment: Austria's Bsendorfer and Italy's Fazioli. But both are quite a bit smaller. We sell worldwide about 3,000 grand pianos a year, Bsendorfer sells about 250 to 300..http://webvoice.blogspot.com/2004/03/interview-with-steinway-bigwigs.html BBC TV Mozart Docu-Drama- March 17, 2004 Here's a quick preview of the upcoming Docu-Dramas appearing on BBC2 and BBC4 TV featuring a period presentation of some of Mozart's revolutionary works click here for full story (javascript link)http://webvoice.blogspot.com/2004/03/bbc-tv-mozart-docu-drama.html |