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Introducing the Boston Performance Edition Piano Designed by Steinway & Sons
The Steinway designed Boston Piano — long unrivaled in its class and unmatched in value — has been significantly enhanced with the introduction of the new Performance Edition. The Boston Performance Edition features improvements in materials, specifications, and performance never before seen in the mid-price range.
A maple inner rim, found in only the finest pianos, increases structural integrity and further enhances the lush tone by isolating the soundboard. The patented Octagrip™ Pinblock provides a smoother pin turn and more consistent pin torque, leading to a more precise tuning.
Boston Performance Edition Grand Pianos
Boston Performance Edition Upright Pianos
As the preferred piano of many major Music Festivals, including Aspen, Tanglewood, Brevard, and Bowdoin, the Boston piano has received rave reviews from prestigious music publications, as well as, performing artists, music conservatories, and piano educators worldwide.
Visit one of our Showrooms at 929 Granville Street or 3631 No. 3 Road, Richmond to try out the Boston Performance Edition Piano for yourself, and we’re pretty sure you will agree that when it comes to mid-price range pianos, the Boston Performance Edition is in a class by itself.
The Art Case Collection - The Way of Our Ancestors - Welh timás ta swa7ámchet
By Jody Broomfield
Model B
This breathtaking design was created by Coast Salish artist Jody Broomfield who brings together traditional beliefs shared through stories and music of his people. He worked with many traditional symbols of his culture - the Thunderbird, Salmon, Ocean, Sacred Eye and Human - to depict "The Way of Our Ancestors - Welh timás ta swa7ámchet". The result is a unique Art Case Collection piano and the second to celebrate the powerful art of a traditional BC First Nation artist. The piece was commissioned by Tom Lee Music Canada and the piano will be featured in concerts and performances in BC and then sold following the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games with partial proceeds donated to the BC Lions Society for Children with Disabilities.
Jody Broomfield is an accomplished Coast Salish artist and proud member of the Squamish Nation. He combines his art with his culture and traditions and brings the beauty and spirit of his Coast Salish heritage into every piece he creates. Broomfield works with handpicked wood, etched glass and metal cutouts crafted from local materials. Among his successes, he created the "Four Host First Nations" crest for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and designed five gold and silver collectible coins for the Royal Canadian Mint. His public art sculptures are installed in five major BC cities.
The Art Case Collection - Kuniisii - Music and Mythology
By Jay Simeon
Model D
The Steinway & Sons Art Case grand piano Kuniisii - Music & Mythology was unveiled this morning at the new expansion to the Vancouver Convention Centre, with performances by Maestro Bramwell Tovey and Jared Miller before an iconic west coast backdrop of ocean and mountain views visible through the new building’s five-story windows overlooking Coal Harbour. Two years in the making, the Model “D” Steinway piano will be on public display at Tom Lee Music’s downtown Vancouver location at 929 Granville Street in the coming weeks, and will later made available for select concerts and artist performances throughout BC and then sold following the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, with partial proceeds to benefit the BC Lions Society for Children with Disabilities.
Jay Simeon is a Canadian artist of Haida heritage. He was born into the Kaawaas branch of the Sdast'a.aas Eagle clan from Kiusta in the Queen Charlotte Island of British Columbia. Jay's art spans a variety of media including wood, argillite, silver, gold and silkscreen prints and his work has been included in every major gallery exhibit featuring Haida artworks held since 2003 at leading galleries in Vancouver, BC and Seattle WA. Jay's pieces are sought after by collectors and admired by contemporaries for his innovative designs and superb craftsmanship.
The Art Case Collection - Pianissimo in Cherry
By James Schriber
Model B
6'10.5"
This stunning satin finish cherry veneer piano is the companion to the pearwood Pianissimo designed by Mr. Schriber in 1999. The lid design is formed by three cherry sections trimmed in ebony, and rests on the piano case without an overhang. The case is supported by a one-piece carriage featuring elegant split cherry legs and a built-in lyre. Other distinctive design elements include cherry dampers with clear coat lacquer, hardware finished with custom patina, a maroon piano plate and coordinated maroon leather bench.
For a private appointment to view Pianissimo, please call (604) 685-8471
James Schriber
New Milford, Connecticut
An extremely accomplished furniture maker, James Schriber began his career as a woodworker in a small Vermont shop. From there, he went on to the Rochester Institute of Technology and met designers such as Jere Osgood and Wendell Castle who were combining woodcraft and art.
This fusion of woodcraft and art helped propel James forward. He has been a guest Lecturer at prestigious design schools from Rhode Island to California. His work has been exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Chicago International New Arts Exhibition, and the Renwick Museum in Washington, D.C.
Steinway & Sons is proud that Mr. Schriber has brought his considerable skills to bear on Pianissimo in Cherry.
Steinway & Sons Presents Most Expensive Grand Piano $2 Million CDN Since the Foundation in 1853
Since the foundation of Steinway & Sons in 1853, approximately 585,000 grand and upright pianos left the factories in Hamburg and New York, destined for customers around the world. Among these pianos, there are of course countless grands and uprights whose unusual design features, owner or special history are of particular interest. There has always been a tradition of honoring special occasions like anniversaries or special serial numbers with limited editions which were designed by famous artists or designers and it happens quite often that the Steinway craftsmen have to meet the challenge to produce special instruments for private customers; and this has just happened in the Steinway factory in Hamburg. classical, jazz, and pop music.
The "Sound of Harmony" has been presented to its owner in Hamburg on November 5, 2008. It is the most valuable grand piano which has ever been handcrafted by Steinway & Sons since the foundation in 1853. It is a private order of the Chinese collector of paintings and art, Mr. Guo Qingxiang. The "Sound of Harmony" is based on a painting of famous Chinese artist Shi Qi. It is a masterpiece characterized by a total wood inlay all over the instrument. Tamo ash, tulip wood, amboyna burl, olive ash, rosewood, macassar ebony, or birdseye maple are just a few of the nearly 40 different sorts of wood which have been used to create the painting on the grand piano. All parts of the grand piano, that means the case (the so-called rim), the inner and outer lid, the music desk, the fallboard as well as the legshafts are equipped with inlays, which merge the total painting - a landscape with a peacock couple. It is a model D with a length of 2.74 m and it is a masterpiece in itself.
Further exceptional features of this instrument are the casters, which are nearly hidden as they are more or less covered in the legs, the design of the legs and the lyre. Another highlight of this instrument is the Steinway & Sons logo and the special medallion with the name of the instrument in the inner rim which have both been manufactured in pure gold. The name of the instrument "Sound of Harmony" is the creation of the owner Mr. Guo himself. He wants to make the Chinese painting more popular all around the world. On the other hand, he wants to express that the beauty of harmony is the ultimate state of beauty. As a collector of precious paintings he knows how to appreciate values. That's why he asked Steinway & Sons to manufacture this masterpiece with the unrivalled love to detail, highest perfection, precision, and quality Steinway offers to the customers.
The Daily @ Shaw TV
Coverage on University of Victoria School of Music becoming the first All-Steinway School in Canada.
Steinway Piano Grand Acquisition
Steinway Artist Lang Lang invites you to play with the YouTube Symphony
Steinway Artist Yundi Li debut with Seiji Ozawa and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Art Case Collection
For centuries, artisans have decorated musical instruments as a means of expressing their creativity. And Steinway pianos have always provided an inspirational canvas.
Steinway Unveils William E. Steinway Limited Edition Piano
Steinway & Sons launched the William E. Steinway Limited Edition piano on January 14, 2009, at the company's annual convention in Newport Beach, California. This exquisite piano is a reproduction of the Steinway Centennial Piano, which was first introduced in 1876 at the nation's Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
Introducing the Goertz Steinway
You can experience the 125th Anniversary Limited Edition Grand Piano designed by Count Goertz, creator of the world's most beautiful sports car - the BMW 507 - at Tom Lee Music's 929 Granville St. location.
This breathtaking design was created by Coast Salish artist Jody Broomfield who brings together traditional beliefs shared through stories and music of his people. He worked with many traditional symbols of his culture - the Thunderbird, Salmon, Ocean, Sacred Eye and Human - to depict "The Way of Our Ancestors - Welh timás ta swa7ámchet". The result is a unique Art Case Collection piano and the second to celebrate the powerful art of a traditional BC First Nation artist. The piece was commissioned by Tom Lee Music Canada and the piano will be featured in concerts and performances in BC and then sold following the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games with partial proceeds donated to the BC Lions Society for Children with Disabilities.
Jody Broomfield
The Steinway & Sons Art Case grand piano Kuniisii - Music & Mythology was unveiled this morning at the new expansion to the Vancouver Convention Centre, with performances by Maestro Bramwell Tovey and Jared Miller before an iconic west coast backdrop of ocean and mountain views visible through the new building’s five-story windows overlooking Coal Harbour. Two years in the making, the Model “D” Steinway piano will be on public display at Tom Lee Music’s downtown Vancouver location at 929 Granville Street in the coming weeks, and will later made available for select concerts and artist performances throughout BC and then sold following the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, with partial proceeds to benefit the BC Lions Society for Children with Disabilities.
Jay Simeon
This stunning satin finish cherry veneer piano is the companion to the pearwood Pianissimo designed by Mr. Schriber in 1999. The lid design is formed by three cherry sections trimmed in ebony, and rests on the piano case without an overhang. The case is supported by a one-piece carriage featuring elegant split cherry legs and a built-in lyre. Other distinctive design elements include cherry dampers with clear coat lacquer, hardware finished with custom patina, a maroon piano plate and coordinated maroon leather bench.
Since the foundation of Steinway & Sons in 1853, approximately 585,000 grand and upright pianos left the factories in Hamburg and New York, destined for customers around the world. Among these pianos, there are of course countless grands and uprights whose unusual design features, owner or special history are of particular interest. There has always been a tradition of honoring special occasions like anniversaries or special serial numbers with limited editions which were designed by famous artists or designers and it happens quite often that the Steinway craftsmen have to meet the challenge to produce special instruments for private customers; and this has just happened in the Steinway factory in Hamburg. classical, jazz, and pop music.
