Steinway News

Our Granville Concert Hall was the site of a very special Master Class earlier this week, where Steinway Artist Stewart Goodyear conducted his Master Class in front of a full audience! The phenomenal pianist mentored three students, all who whom were top finalists during the Canadian Music Competition earlier this summer; Ryan Zhu, who performed Concert Paraphrase of Rigoletto, Vivian...

The Waterfall Building played host to a very special event over the course of two evenings, as the ground-breaking Steinway Spirio made its Canada debut right here in Vancouver! VIPs made their way into the building and enjoyed spirits and decadent appetizers, as Ron Losby, President of Steinway & Sons, Americas, and Graham Blank, Vice President and Director of Tom...

Steinway & Sons presents their “Live from the Factory Floor” concert series featuring Steinway Artist Stewart Goodyear, a classical pianist and composer whose style has strength and drama, elegant and exquisite technique and great emotional depth. https://youtu.be/BQe5zowTxzY In this first clip from Stewart’s visit to Steinway, we hear from him during his journey from Manhattan to the Queens factory and...

The Plaza of Nations looked like a scene out of the Roaring Twenties on Sunday, as an epic Great Gatsby celebration took place aboard a mega-yacht. Our Steinway Grand Piano was a perfect fit for the Jazz-themed-era. Guests arrived adorned in 20’s-inspired outfits, as they listened to a variety of musical entertainment and enjoyed the event that was dedicated to...

https://youtu.be/WvUpfcq7Ff0 Steinway & Sons presents the fourth iteration of its new “Live from the Factory Floor” concert series with Steinway Artist Olga Kern, one of the great classical pianists of her generation, whose career began with her historic gold-medal winning performance at the Eleventh Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. In this video from Olga’s visit to the Steinway factory in...

Guests and travellers at YVR were pleasantly surprised by a wonderful performance from members of the Steinway Society of BC Young Artist Program, who participated in YVR’s “Take-Off Fridays” last week. The Steinway Grand Piano had many passers-by stopping to take in the scene, as both piano and cello came together to fill the large halls of YVR with musical...

After a 15 day marathon of music consisting of several hundred young participants from all across Canada, the 2015 Canadian Music Competition National Final reached its conclusion on Saturday with a celebratory gala that included performances from the year’s Grand Prize and first place winners. CMC President of the Board of the Directors Yolanda Cardinal expressed her gratitude towards the...

The Chinese Canadian Dental Society of British Columbia hosted their 27th annual dinner dance fundraiser at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. The evening was rich with entertainment, some of which was contributed by our Steinway Silver Pops. Dr. Anthony Li chaired the Gala for the 15th year, as over 350 guests enjoyed the Great Gatsby-themed affair. There was a sparkling wine...

The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre recently celebrated its ninth annual Night at the Aquarium fundraising gala. The evening featured brilliant music from Vancouver’s premier event band, Side One, and music from one of our very own Steinway grand pianos. As guests made their way into the aquarium, they were welcomed with the soft tones of Steinway music played by...

Our Granville Steinway Showroom hosted a very special event earlier last week: A Master Class with Steinway Artist Ian Parker. Members of the Steinway Society of BC Young Artist Program gathered in our showroom on the morning of Sunday June 14th, and performed a variety of performances which included pieces by Mozart, Chopin, Kuhlau, and more. Mr. Parker provided powerful...