PIANO DAY

“Why does the world need a Piano Day? For many reasons. But mostly, because it doesn’t hurt to celebrate the piano and everything around it: performers, composers, piano builders, tuners, movers and most important, the listener.” – Nils Frahm Piano Day, a annual worldwide event founded by a group of likeminded people, takes place on the 88th day of the year – in 2021 it’s the 29th March – because of the number of keys on the instrument being celebrated. The aim of the day is to create a platform for piano related projects in order to promote the development of musical dimensions and to continue sharing the centuries-old joy of playing piano. Piano Day welcomes all kinds of piano lovers — young and old, amateur and professional, of any musical direction – to join in this years festivities. It is intended to be the most joyful of all holidays! > Official Piano Day Playlist on Spotify

> Piano Day Playlist 2020 on Soundcloud

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The desire to celebrate this versatile instrument is growing greater than ever and we were stoked to be able to list more than 100 piano-related events for Piano Day 2020 from all around the world. Due to the unprecedented situation and dynamics in regards to the coronavirus pandemic we obviously had to encourage all the piano lovers, organizers and promoters to cancel their events this year – we have to put everyone’s health and safety first. Of course we are sad about the cancelled events and the circumstances, but we are very happy that we could keep the spirit alive and still celebrate Piano Day 2020 thanks to various livestream concerts, different projects, videos, pictures and stories from all around the globe. For the next edition of Piano Day in 2021, we again would love to invite you to be part of the action: Organise your own Piano Day Celebration on 29th March! Send us details of your event and we are happy to include it in the Piano Day Events listing. But as we don’t want to wait too long to enjoy our favorite instrument, let’s continue to celebrate our love for the piano throughout the year: Create your own piano events with friends or simply share your videos, poems, photos – anything that is piano inspired – and we are happy to share it with our community. Write an email to [email protected] and we will come back to you with further details. Stay safe, and enjoy the music. Love, PD

Events

Buje (HRV) Rok Zalokar - Parish Church of St. Servul Info

Info Trieste (IT) Yeah: International Piano Day presents Rok Zalokar - Casa Della Musica di Trieste Info

Info Modena (ITA) Modena Piano Day 2020 - Scuola Pianistica Arti al Tempio Info

Info London (GB) Daylight Music presents Piano Day: Ivan Ilić, Maria Grapsa - Compton Terrace Info

Info Meise (BE) Piet Kuijken - Gc De Muze Meise Info

Info Herk-de-Stad (BE) Piano Concert Piano Art Academy B.O.O - De Markthallen Info

Info Copenhagen (DNK) Piano Days CPH 2020: Nathan Shubert + Derkalavier - Bobuska Info

Info Bydgoszcz (POL) Piano Day 2020 - Kazimierz Wielki University Info

Info Hasselt (BE) Frederik Coene, Steiger - Cultuurcentrum Hasselt Info

Info Bonnevoie (LU) Kai Schumacher - Rotondes Info

Info Paris (FRA) Armel Dupas & Jean-Louis Cousseau - Sunside Info

Info Luxembourg (LUX) Piano Days - Conservatoire de la Ville de Luxembourg Info

Info Strombeek (BE) Nicolas Callot, Bart Rodyns and Griet De Geyter - Sacristie Abdijkerk Grimbergen Info

Info Hasselt (BE) Julien Libeer - Cultuurcentrum Hasselt Info

Info Hasselt (BE) Lavinia Meijer, Michiel Borstlap - Cultuurcentrum Hasselt Info

Info Montreal (CAN) Orchestral Piano Day Celebration - Ville Saint-Laurent Info

Info Montreal (CAN) Local pianists will share music to heal people - Cedar Cancer Center in MUHC Info

Info Bonnevoie (LU) Piano sur le fil - Rotondes Info

Info London (GB) Gavin Greenaway Performs Live for Piano Day - Lauderdale House Info

Info Madrid (ESP) Sergio de la Puente - Sala Galileo Galilei Info

Info Copenhagen (DNK) Piano Days CPH 2020: Kudela & Tri Minh + Ghost Flute&Dice m.fl - Brønshøj Vandtaarn Info

Info Montreal (CAN) Celebrating The Piano at The Market - Jean-Talon Market Info

Info Montreal (CA) Grand Concert in Celebration of The Piano Saint - Laurent Church Info

Info Brighton (UK) Mara Simpson, Ceeys, Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres - Unitarian Church Info

Info York (UK) Adrian Lord - St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel Info

Info Vác (HUN) Marie Awadis, Mike Brown - Klavins Piano Manufakúra Info

Info Düsseldorf (DEU) Raffael Seyfried, Simeon Walker, Tom Blankenberg & Tim Linghaus - Skyline Tonfabrik Info

Info Le Mans (FRA) Pianoctambule fête le Piano Day - Tram / Ecole G. Bachelard / Itemm Info

Info Saint Petersburg (RUS) Ilya Polyakov, Denis Stelmakh, Anatoliy Dzyuba - SUITD Info

Info Ennis (IRL) Alexander Ardakov celebrating World Piano Day - Glór Info

Info Berlin (DEU) Piano Day 2020 - Silent Green Info

Info Hasselt (BE) Wouter Dewit - Cultuurcentrum Hasselt Info

Info Hasselt (BE) Shida Shahabi, Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch, Zinovia Arvanitidi - Cultuurcentrum Hasselt Info

Info Almere (NL) Piano Day - Goede Rede Concerten Info

Info Erlangen (DEU) Tara Nome Doyle - Kulturzentrum E-Werk Info

Info Żelazowa Wola (PL) Zuzanna Całka, Maria Gabryś-Heyke - Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina Info

Info Mississauga (CAN) Student Piano Day Performances - Collegium Musicum Conservatory of Music Info

Info Bonnevoie (LU) Piano sur le fil - Rotondes Info

Info Coos Bay (USA) Piano Day 2020 - Emmanuel Episcopal Church Info

Info Newcastle upon Tyne (UK) Great Northern Piano Session IV I Piano Day Celebration featuring Nathan Shubert, Ben Crosland and Steve Luck - Info

Info Landsberg am Lech (DEU) Carlos Cipa und Ensemble „Retronyms“ - Stadttheater Landsberg Info

Info Bromsgrove (UK) ‘Spaced Out’ Piano Day 2020 Recital with Matthew Doidge - Artrix Arts Centre Info

Info Copenhagen (DNK) Piano Days CPH 2020: Jomi Massage, Hirabayashi, Ea Wim, Tri Minh - KoncertKirken Info

Info Milan (IT) Olivia Belli, Francesco Nigri, Fabrizio Paterlini & Manuel Zito - Ottava Nota Info

Info Berlin (DEU) PianoDay Paul Frick, Liz Kosack, BeniGeyer - Donau 115 Info

Info Taunusstein-Wehen (DEU) Jens Barnieck, Thomas Wächter - Ev. Gemeindehaus Wehen Info

Info Gothenburg (SWE) Anders Teglund - Berzeliigatan Info

Info London (UK) FLOAT presents: Piano Day 2020 Info

Info Moscow (RU) Kapiton Neklyudov, Oknovokean, Alex Galkin - Live Stream Info

Info Ostromecko (PL) Dorota Suwalska & Tomas Quevedo - Palac Ostromecko Info

Info Gdańsk (PL) 3City Piano Day Festival - Galerie Morena, Forum Gdańsk Info

Info Sopot (PL) 3Citys Piano Day Festival - Sopot Centrum, Il Lo Sopot, Sopocka Szkoła Muzyczna Info

Info Gdynia (PL) 3Citys Piano Day Festival - Galeria Klif Info

Info St. Stephen (CAN) 2nd Annual Piano Day Celebration - Live Steam Info

Info Shibuya (JPN) L’imperpendiculair Pamplemousse - Bar LSD Info

Info Hasselt (BE) 2000 Fingers/Record Attempt - Bol&Orchestra/Cultuurcentrum Hasselt Info

Info Kyoto (JPN) PIANO DAY 2020: What is True Happiness? - Kayacc Klavier Info

Info Sacramento (USA) Tanya Vegvary, Philip Howard - St. John's Lutheran Church Info

Info Aalborg (DNK) Piano Day - Aalborg Info

Info Minsk (BRL) Piano Day - Belarus Info

Info Davis County (USA) Piano Day 2020 - Davis County Info

Info Eskilstuna (SWE) World Piano Day - City of Eskilstuna Info

Info Luxembourg (LUX) Piano Days: Concert 88 Keys - Cercle Cite Info

Info Waterford (IRL) Piano Day 2020 the Large Room Concert - Cityhall Info

Info Parma (IT) Piano Day Giornata Mondiale del Pianoforte - Teatro Regio Info

Info San Diego (USA) Piano Day San Diego - BLDG Studios Info

Info Sydney (AUS) Piano Day 2020 | An Exclusive Broadcast Streamed Live From The Sydney Opera House Info

Info Edinburgh (UK) Blair Coron - St Vincents Chapel Info

Info Austin (USA) Andrew James Johnson - Steinway Gallery Info

Info Follonica (ITA) Nico Pistolesi “Piano Day” - Ass. Olympia de Gouges (Punto d’Ascolto Antiviolenza) Info

Info Paris (FRA) ARTE Concert fait son Piano Day - ARTE Preview Info

Info Le Mans (FRA) Pianoctambule fête le Piano Day - Ecole Supérieure d'Art et de Design / Brasserie Septante-Deux Info

Info London (GB) Arctic Circle presents Piano Day: Elliot Galvin, Yshani Perinpanayagam, Kerry Yong - St John on Bethnal Gree Info

Info Rostock (DEU) Piano Day 2020 - Elektrobert Info

Info Brazil (BRA) Dia Do Piano - Concert Hall Radegundis Feitosa at Federal University of Paraíba Info

Info Kuujjuaq (CAN) Piano Day in the Arctic - Nunavik Community Info

Info Messina (ITA) Giovanni Renzo - Live Stream Info

Info Bologna (ITA) 88th Midnight by Alessandro Russo - Live Stream Info

Info Rennes (FRA) Melaine Dalibert - Bibliothèque des Champs Libres Info

Info Scottsdale (USA) Piano Fusion - Community Room at Arizona Musicfest Info

Info Moscow (RUS) Ilya Polyakov, Sergey Suvid, Philipp Cheltsov - Apothecary Garden Info

Info Rom (ITA) Piano Day 2020: Special House Concert with Luca Longobardi - Live Stream Info

Info London (UK) Douglas Dare and Arthur Jeffes (Penguin Cafe) - Yamaha Music London Piano Hall

London (UK) From Home, Piano Improvisations with Paul Wilkinson - Live Stream Info

Info Berdyanks (UKR) Bogdan Belyaev - Live Stream Info

Info Lugano (CHE) Under Changeover Piano Improvisation Session - Live Stream Info

Info Kiyosato (JPN) Piano Week: 22 March - 29 March - Live Stream Info

Info Cesson-Sévigné (FRA) Piano Day at Home with Melaine Dalibert - Live Stream Info

Info Cheltenham (UK) Piano Day 2020 with Piniu - Live Stream Info

Info Riga (LV) PIANO DAY 2020: To be in the moment with Eduards Grieznis - Live Stream Info

Info Florida (USA) Hello world! - Piano Day 2020 Celebrating at home - Live Stream Info

Info ZAVENTEM (BE) Zonzo Compagnie - Cc De Factorij Zaventem Info

Info Berlin (DEU) Joep Beving - Silent Green Info

Info Hasselt (BE) Salon Libeer with Julien Libeer, Annelien Van Wauwe - Cultuurcentrum Hasselt Info

Info Hasselt (BE) Liebrecht Vanbeckevoort, Severin von Eckardstein - Cultuurcentrum Hasselt Info

Info Covington (USA) 88 Keys an International Piano Day Concert - Porter Performing Arts Center Info

Info Melbourne (AUS) Luke Howard, Nat Bartsch, Christina Higham, Grace Ferguson - Tempo Rubato Info

Info Bonnevoie (LU) 88 Ways to Play the Piano - Rotondes Info

Info Landsberg am Lech (DEU) Wundertüten - Kammermusik im Bibliothekssaal Info

Info Wakefield (UK) Monochrome Piano Day Festival feat. Ric Neale, Sophie Worsley and The Bleeding Obvious - The Jolly Tap Info

Info Budapest (HUN) CEEYS / Luca D'Alberto - Müpa Info

Info Bamberg (DEU) John Kameel Farah - Johanniskapelle Info

Info Pershore (UK) PIANOSCAPES: Concert of Eclectic Music - St Andrew's Centre Info

Info Le Mans (FRA) Pianoctambule fête le Piano Day - Musée J.-C. Boulard / Carré Plantagenêt Info

Info Berdyansk (UA) Bogdan Belyaev - Berdyansk' Station Building Info

Info Saskatoon (CAN) World Piano Day 2020 - Remai Modern Info

Info Prague (CZE) Mazoch, Tomáš Hrubiš & Jiří Libánský - Prostor39 Info

Info Montreuil (FRA) Melaine Dalibert & Shannon Wright (Piano solo) - Marbrerie Info

Info POTSDAM (DEU) Amanda Bloom, Island Songs, Resina - Q3ambientfest Fabrik Potsdam Info

Info POTSDAM (DEU) Rauelsson, Ceeys, Peter Broderick - Q3ambientfest Fabrik Potsdam Info

Info Woodbridge (UK) Pianoday with AVA - Butley Priory Info

Info POTSDAM (DEU) Marie Awadis, Vaghy, Mara Simpson - Q3ambientfest Fabrik Potsdam Info

Info Potsdam (DEU) Garreth Broke, Ceeys, Jakob Lindhagen, Vargkvint - Kosmoskonzerte Rechenzentrum Potsdam Info

Info Stuttgart (DEU) Nathan Shubert, Simeon Walker, Tom Blankenberg - Clubcann Info

Info Potsdam (DEU) Dominique Charpentier, Hoshiko Yamane, Ausklang, CEEYS - Haus2Konzerte Freiland Potsdam Info

How will you celebrate the Piano Day? Share your videos, poems, photos and don’t forget to tag us in your posts! Let us know about your ideas and we will do our best to support your livestream event as well as to involve it in the worldwide Piano Day celebration.

Projects

Piano players, whether amateur and professional, of any age, or any musical persuasion have kindly shared their specially composed pieces with the piano lovers all over the globe. Listen to the last years Piano Day playlist of these tracks:

There are so many pianos that are not being played for several reasons: they are broken, stored in piano shops or used as items of furniture rather than a musical instruments. At the same time there are loads of talented pianists who have no possibility to own a piano. Piano Day gives an opportunity for the holders of the unused pianos to place them where they can be enjoyed by a lot of people. Everybody who wants to share the joy of playing and listening to piano music is invited to participate and take action!

For the 2015 and 2016 editions, Nils Frahm released some special Piano Day treats. “Solo” and “Solo—Remains” are still available for free download in 24bit and mp3 format. “In the end, every album production leaves you with the same tough task – making the choices for the final track selection. You leave out some tracks for various reasons: some of the tracks are wonderful by themselves, but they simple don’t fit anywhere in the album and others have to be left out because otherwise the vinyl would become too long for a cut in good quality. However, these outtakes are often as important as the final selection and I thought, they might be a great surprise for Piano Day too. I hope in this case, it’s both …“

The first project revealed by the Piano Day team in 2015 was the building of what will be the world’s tallest piano, the Klavins M450 designed by the visionary piano builder David Klavins. Unlike traditional concert grand pianos, which are usually built horizontally, this giant is orientated vertically. Weighing nearly a tonne and standing at 4.5m high the M450 stretches over two floors, a design that allows the strings to vibrate better. However, the project is not about setting world records in terms of size. The aim of it is to expand and go to the not yet reached physical limits of the piano instrument and it’s sound and thereby opening doors to new musical possibilities and dimensions. Because of it’s much longer strings and larger soundboard among other factors, the sound of the M450 will be characterised by an even clearer sound with a lot more depth and richness of overtones, producing an unrivaled large harmonic spectrum and intensity of tone, which will increase the musical capabilities of the piano, for modern music in particular. M450 is meant to continue the centuries-old history of the piano instrument and and it´s evolution which had rather stagnated in recent decades.

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