Six hands will christen new concert Steinway
Six hands at once. That's how Phillips Academy (Andover, MA) students christened their new
Steinway concert grand piano.
Two students and an instructor played music written specially for the piano by a
composer-in-residence - a complicated piece that requires three people to work the keys at the same time.
"Three people playing is rather unusual," music instructor Christopher Walter said. "Oh, it's rare."
Phillips Academy has an older Steinway used for the last 100 years. With the new piano's arrival, the older instrument has been
relegated from the performance stage to the music building.
The Steinway, individually handcrafted so each is one-of-a-kind, is considered by some to be the world's foremost piano, the
instrument of choice of 98 percent of concert pianists. Walter picked out the piano at the company's New York factory.
"This is as fine a piano as you can find," Walter said. "It is a very special instrument. ... Hopefully, this one will last us another century or
so."
Six hands at once. That's how Phillips Academy (Andover, MA) students christened their new
Steinway concert grand piano.
Two students and an instructor played music written specially for the piano by a
composer-in-residence - a complicated piece that requires three people to work the keys at the same time.
"Three people playing is rather unusual," music instructor Christopher Walter said. "Oh, it's rare."
Phillips Academy has an older Steinway used for the last 100 years. With the new piano's arrival, the older instrument has been
relegated from the performance stage to the music building.
The Steinway, individually handcrafted so each is one-of-a-kind, is considered by some to be the world's foremost piano, the
instrument of choice of 98 percent of concert pianists. Walter picked out the piano at the company's New York factory.
"This is as fine a piano as you can find," Walter said. "It is a very special instrument. ... Hopefully, this one will last us another century or
so."
