
We are pleased to welcome Luca Fazioli, Fazioli Piano Brand and Factory Project Manager. Please join us for lunch and a presentation on the latest from the world renowned Fazioli Pianoforti. This will be followed by a performance by Elaine Chung and Sharon Kim featuring pieces by Chopin, Rachmanioff and Debussy. Space is limited! Please RSVP at 425-241-8835
According to the Piano Technicians Guild (PTG), seasonal and even daily changes in humidity make a piano's wood parts swell and shrink. That affects tuning stability and how the keys feel.
In July 2026, Stanford reported on a study led by concert pianist Elizabeth Schumann, the Billie Bennett Director of Keyboard Programs at Stanford, with support from the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance.
Bonn — the city where Beethoven was born in 1770 — just wrapped up its month-long Beethovenfest, which ran from September 3 to October 3, 2026.
It was a homecoming in more ways than one. The festival's main venue, the Beethovenhalle, reopened in December 2025 after being closed for almost ten years of renovation. This September it was back at the center of the festival, with the London Symphony Orchestra opening the program.