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  1. Tom Lee Music is Awarded Top Steinway Award for Third Consecutive Year

    Tom Lee Music is Awarded Top Steinway Award for Third Consecutive Year
    Pictured from left to right: Ron Losby (President of Steinway & Sons-Americas), Bob Snyder (Senior District Manager), Lulu Wang (Marketing Manager, Asian Market & Luxury Market, Tom Lee Music), Mike Sweeney (Steinway CEO), Graham Blank (Vice-President of Tom Lee Music) and Todd Sanderson (Vice-President of Marketing & Sales, Steinway & Sons). NEW YORK CITY – As the exclusive dealer for Steinway...


  2. Amazing Chopin Performance by JJ Bui

    Amazing Chopin Performance by JJ Bui
    At only eleven years old, JJ Bui won first prize in CBC Music's 2016 Piano Hero competition with his phenomenal video performance of Chopin's Ballade No. 1, Op. 23. "Impressive, especially for someone so young!" enthused jury member Angela Cheng. "You really captured the essence of Chopin’s music in this performance," added juror Jan Lisiecki. Yannick Nézet-Séguin said, "I was really moved. You have...


  3. Fleurs de Villes

    Fleurs de Villes
    "Flowers make us happy. They delight the senses, connect us with the organic world, provide life and inspire art." - Tina Barkley and Karen Marshall Ducommun of Fleurs de Villes Oakridge Centre was ripe with creative inspiration on Wednesday, May 4th for the opening night celebration of Fleurs de Villes' Floral Fashion Gallery. Patrons were invited to stop and smell the...


  4. Elton John Returns To Vegas with "The Million Dollar Piano"

    Elton John Returns To Vegas with "The Million Dollar Piano"
    Elton John recently confirmed dates in October and February for “The Million Dollar Piano” at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The show features a Yamaha piano with more than 68 LED videos screens that swirl colors and patterns while Elton plays a setlist of songs spanning his five-decade career. Joining the songwriter onstage is Nigel Olsson (drums), Davey Johnstone...


  5. Purple Piano - Yamaha Prince Tribute

    Purple Piano - Yamaha Prince Tribute
    The custom-made Purple Yamaha Grand Piano, which was delivered to Prince's home at Paisley Park in Minnesota a few weeks ago, was a rush job that had to be completed in about three months, said Chris Gero, vice president of Yamaha Entertainment Group, based in Franklin, Tennessee. "We were on the top end of the idea, but it accelerated so...


  6. CAIFU Magazine Annual Appreciation Event

    CAIFU Magazine Annual Appreciation Event
    CAIFU Magazine held its First Annual Appreciation Event at Concord Pacific Place in downtown Vancouver. Tom Lee Music was honored to be part of this event by providing a Steinway Spirio Grand Piano for the entertainment and to add to the ambience of the event. CAIFU Magazine invited more than 100 guests for the event, among them were Acting Consul...


  7. Chopin’s Night

    Chopin’s Night
    To celebrate Chopin’s 206th birthday, we host a ‘Chopin’s Night – Music and Wine’ event at our Concert Hall. The Event started with welcoming remarks from our Piano Institution Sale Managers Chuck Cave and Piano Product Manager Renay Zhang. Chuck gave the audiences a brief introduction of Chopin’s biography in order to let them know more about Chopin. The highlights...


  8. Professor Lee Kum Sing Workshop

    Professor Lee Kum Sing Workshop
    We were really honored to have Professor Lee Kum Sing to share his valuable experience and interesting stories during the workshop last night. Professor Lee Kum Sing has been VAM Piano Department Head since 1971, and he sits on the jury of international piano competitions, including Queen Elisabeth (Brussels), Chopin (Warsaw), Rachmaninoff (Moscow), and China (Beijing). Moreover, Prof. Lee has...


  9. Elizabeth & Marcel Bergmann Playing Two Steinway Grand Pianos

    Elizabeth & Marcel Bergmann Playing Two Steinway Grand Pianos
    What a tour we had! We are now on our way home after a very intense time this past weekend. We had full houses for each of the concerts and the communities absolutely enjoyed hearing and seeing 2 Steinway pianos on their stages. Time and again , people remarked how privileged they were to have 2 pianos like this on...


  10. 2016 Celebration Of Excellence

    2016 Celebration Of Excellence
    On March 7, three students from our Vancouver Academy were invited to perform at the Annual BCRMTA Celebration of Excellence Recital. They have achieved First Class Honors with Distinction for the RCM Examination in 2015 and have met the selection criteria of the committee to be presented with a special award. Two students are from the current Yamaha Junior Special...