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, an annual worldwide event founded by a group of like-minded people, takes place on the 88th day of the year – in 2023, it’s the 29th March – because of the number of keys on the instrument being celebrated.
Following up on the first edition in 2022, Piano Day and LEITER again share an official companion album, carefully selected for our favorite holiday of the year. Piano Day Vol. 2 contains thirteen exclusive, previously unreleased tracks composed to celebrate the magic and versatility of the instrument, and it includes new work by acclaimed artists including Yann Tiersen, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, James Heather, Otto A. Totland, and Liam Mour. The whole compilation is out now – follow the link to give it a listen!
Events
- Innsbruck (AT) 08th Mar 23 THE LAST PIANO by Maurice Cazzolli Info
- Kent (UK) 11th Mar 23 Daylight Music: Piano Day - Jenny Moore, Tori Freestone and Alcyona Mick Duo + Maya-Leigh Rosenwasser Info
- Cartigliano (IT) 12th Mar 23 Pianospheres with Marcus Grimm & Francesco Trento, Info
- Kyoto (JP) 12th Mar 23 Piano Day "Syne" Hiroco.m - Seis / Cine Grulla Info
- Tartu (EE) 19th Mar 23 Piano Day Estonia Info
- Scottsdale (US) 21st Mar 23 Piano Day Celebration by Arizona Musicfest's "Piano Fusion" Info
- Mataró (CAT) 25th Mar 23 88 dits - 4 hands piano marathon Catalonia Info
- Almere (NL) 25th Mar 23 Piano Day Almere with Beth & Flo, Felix Justin & Hannes Minnaar Info
- Tokyo (JP) 25th Mar 23 Piano Day Tokyo with Yoko Komatsu and Daigo Hanada Info
- Sacramento (US) 25th Mar 23 Sacramento Piano Day Concert 2023 Info
- Cassola (IT) 26th Mar 23 Piano Day with Marcus Grimm Ensemble & Seed Info
- Budapest (HU) 26th Mar 23 Piano Day Budapest with Nuage Project, Vaghy, Wave of Sound x Arulei & Richard Zalai Info
- Almere (NL) 26th Mar 23 Piano Day Almere with Nadezda Filippova & Willem Brons Info
- Tokyo (JP) 26th Mar 23 Piano Day with Hiroko Murakami and Hideyuki Hashimoto Info
- Leeds (UK) 26th Mar 23 Brudenell Piano Sessions x Launchpad: Piano Day Leeds 2023 Info
- Hasselt (BE) 27th Mar 23 Piano day(s) at CCHA/cultuurcentrum Hasselt with Joep Beving Info
- Le Mans (FR) 27th Mar 23 Pianoctambule's Piano-Days with Arthur Gautier & Théotime Gillot Info
- Salerno (IT) 27th Mar 23 Piano Day Rete Territoriale Liceo Alfano I Info
- La Paz (BO) 28th Mar 23 Piano Day La Paz Info
- Leuven (BE) 28th Mar 23 Piano Days Leuven Julia Gjertsen and Dorian Dumont Info
- Hasselt (BE) 28th Mar 23 Piano day(s) at CCHA/cultuurcentrum Hasselt with Anthony Romaniuk Info
- London (UK) 28th Mar 23 Piano Day at Kensington United Reformed Church with Florian Christl & Mystery Ensemble Info
- Le Mans (FR) 28th Mar 23 Pianoctambule's Piano-Days "Tableaux d'une Exposition" by Modeste Moussorgski & Guillaume Fournier Info
- Napoli (IT) 28th Mar 23 Piano Day Rete Regionale Licei Musicali Della Campania Info
- Bruges (BE) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day Bruges Noah Vanden Abeele Info
- Berlin (DE) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day at Zenner with Federico Albanese Info
- Berlin (DE) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day with Tara Nome Doyle, Meredi, Cédric Monnier Info
- Gothenburg (SE) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day 2023 with Ida Gillner and Erik Dahl Info
- La Paz (BO) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day La Paz Info
- Antwerp (BE) 29th Mar 23 World Piano Day - Johan Famaey, Dirk Brossé, Marina Martín & Maldonado Amuz Info
- Leuven (BE) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day Leuven an evening curated by Brueder Selke featuring Midori Hirano, Simeon Walker and Cédric Vermue Info
- Pesaro (IT) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day 2023 with Filolari Info
- Kortrijk (BE) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day in Kortrijk with Wouter Dewit Info
- Helsinki (FI) 29th Mar 23 Pianopäivä 2023 // Piano Day 2023 with Paula Präktig & Teemu Halmkrona. Info
- Prague (CZ) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day Prague 2023 Info
- Hasselt (BE) 29th Mar 23 Piano day(s) at CCHA/cultuurcentrum Hasselt with Marble Sounds with Casco Phil and Disklavier Info
- Düsseldorf (DE) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day(s) Düsseldorf by the Pool with Garreth Brooke (UK) & Ozan Tekin (TR) Info
- London (GB) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day 2023 with Jessica Roch, Adam Protz and Ellie Westgarth-Flynn Info
- Lisboa (PT) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day Lisboa March at BOTA - Anjos Info
- Reykjavík (IS) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day / Reykjavík Info
- Nashville (USA) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day with Thunder Lily, Brother Bird & Yannon Info
- Buje-Buie (HR) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day a piano concert by students of Music Academy of Pula Info
- Wrocław (PL) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day SMN Info
- London (UK) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day at Servant Jazz Quarters with: Douglas Dare, Ell Kendall (Quintet) & Frances Shelley Info
- Guernsey (UK) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day with Elena Fedorenko in Guernsey, Channel Islands Info
- Newcastle (AU) 29th Mar 23 Momo Piano Sessions presents Piano Day with No-ké, Mirla, The Nano Symphony at Momo Wholefood Cafe Info
- Zurich (CH) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day with An Moku & Yes It's Ananias Info
- Gent (BE) 29th Mar 23 Internationale Dag van de Piano with Van Doet Gewaagd Info
- Timișoara (RO) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day In The Cultural Capital Of Europe - Timișoara 2023- With Reinis Zarins: Pilgrims Into Light Info
- Barcelona (ES) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day with Olec Mün Info
- Wrocław (PL) 29th Mar 23 Radio RAM: Piano Day Open Studio Info
- Oslo (NO) 29th Mar 23 PIANO DAY w/ Jerve, Nærø, Talstad, Estdahl, Baba-Zada & Mulelid Info
- Barcelona (ES) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day Barcelona with Marta Cascales Alimbau, Begun, Ola Wagner and Jaime del Adarve Info
- Leeds (UK) 29th Mar 23 Samuel Yirga Trio Info
- Benevento (IT) 29th Mar 23 A piano at night (leave your mark) Info
- Skopje (MK) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day Skopje Info
- Marki (PL) 29th Mar 23 Festiwal Piano Day 2023 Info
- Aalborg (DK) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day Aalborg Info
- San Salvador (SAL) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day San Salvador with Cedares Music School Info
- Berryville (US) 29th Mar 23 Wordless Flight at the Barns of Rose Hill Info
- Joinville (BR) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day - Bolshoi Theater School in Brazil Info
- London (UK) 29th Mar 23 World Piano Day with the Yamaha Music London Amassadors Info
- Wrocław (PL) 29th Mar 23 Concert for Chopin Info
- Ostromecko (PL) 29th Mar 23 PianoDay in Ostromecko Info
- Binz (DE) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day »Clara + Jo« with Ulrike Mai & Lutz Gerlach Info
- Wroclaw (PL) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day in Music Wroclaw Info
- Nocera (IT) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day Rete Provinciale Licei Musicali Di Salerno Info
- Amsterdam (NL) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day Conservatorium van Amsterdam Info
- Amsterdam (NL) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day Live Music Meditation Info
- St Leonard (AU) 29th Mar 23 Kawai World Piano Day Calvin Bowman - Bach to Bach (VIC Info
- St Leonard (AU) 29th Mar 23 Kawai World Piano Day Stefan Cassomenos - Hammerklavier (VIC) Info
- St Leonard (AU) 29th Mar 23 Kawai World Piano Day Elyane Laussade - Bastille Day Concert: A Retrospective of French Piano Music (VIC) Info
- Warsaw (PL) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day Muzyka w Pracowni Info
- Stockholm (SE) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day Livestream Daniel Verstappen ft. Marina Barskaya Info
- London (Uk) 29th Mar 23 Piano Day at Barbican with Frances Shelley, Mara Simpson, Oliver Patrice Weder, Angus MacRae, Natalia Tsupryk, AVAWAVES, Vince Pope, Hughie Gavin, Tawiah, Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres & Neil Cowley Info
- Stockholm (SE) 30th Mar 23 Piano Day Stockholm with Sergio Diaz de Rojas, Tim Linghaus, Vargkvint, Jakob Lindhagen, Teodor Wolgers & Klangriket Info
- Düsseldorf (DE) 30th Mar 23 Piano Day(s) Düsseldorf by the Pool with Marie Awadis (AM) & Tom Blankenberg (DE) Info
- Paris (FR) 30th Mar 23 PIANO DAY 2023 with Melaine Dalibert, Eve Risser & Nicolas Horvath Info
- Oxford (UK) 30th Mar 23 Piano Day Oxford with Florian Christl & Mystery Ensemble Info
- Rio de Janeiro (BR) 30th Mar 23 Piano Day Rio de Janeiro Info
- Stockholm (SE) 30th Mar 23 Piano Day Free Low - Keys and Motions Info
- Lappeenranta (FI) 30th Mar 23 Pianoresitaali: Aleksei Rybakov - Yö meren rannalla Info
- Berlin (DE) 30th Mar 23 Christophori Concerts at Lobe Block: Dima Ustinov Info
- Selfoss (IS) 30th Mar 23 PIANO DAY / Selfoss in Risið Info
- San Luis (AR) 30th Mar 23 Piano Day San Luis - Argentina Info
- London (GB) 31st Mar 23 Piano Day Float London with Yaw Evans, Lily Hunter Green, Karim Kamar, Vetle Nærø, Hinako Omori and Chihiro Kawasaki Info
- Düsseldorf (DE) 31st Mar 23 Piano Day(s) Düsseldorf by the Pool with Raffael Seyfried (DE), Ben Winkler (DE) & Simeon Walker (UK) Info
- Murano (IT) 31st Mar 23 Piano Day with Alberto Bof Info
- Tavira (PT) 31st Mar 23 Piano Poemus Info
- Mexico City (MX) 01st Apr 23 Piano Day Mexico with Daniel Aspuru Info
- Düsseldorf (DE) 01st Apr 23 Piano Day(s) Düsseldorf by the Pool with Sofia Nystrand (SE), Jakob Lindhagen (SE), Sergio Díaz De Rojas (PE) & Tim Linghaus (DE) Info
- Kent (UK) 01st Apr 23 Daylight Music: Piano Day - Matthew Bourne presents Iconoclast, Goth Ruler + Cataclysm Ensemble Info
- Berlin (DE) 01st Apr 23 PIANO DAY w/ Rubin Henkel, Sofi Paez & Yana Info
- Austin (US) 01st Apr 23 World Piano Day Austin with Austin Chamber Ensemble Info
- Keflavík (IS) 01st Apr 23 PIANO DAY / Keflavík in Duus safnahús Info
- Alicante (ES) 01st Apr 23 Piano Day Alicante Info
- Bristol (UK) 02nd Apr 23 Piano Day Celebration Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, Simeon Walker, Larkhall Info
- Melbourne (AU) 02nd Apr 23 Float Presents Piano Day with Sophie Hutchings, Evelyn Ida Morris and Grace Ferguson Info
- Kyoto (JP) 02nd Apr 23 Piano Day For Everyone - Seis / Cine Grulla Info
- Kent (UK) 02nd Apr 23 Daylight Music: Piano Day - Matthew Bourne presents Iconoclast, Goth Ruler + Cataclysm Ensemble Info
- Kyoto (JP) 02nd Apr 23 PIANO DAY with Yoko Komatsu ft. Daigo Hanada - SEIS / CINE GRULLA Info
- Chaligny (FR) 04th Apr 23 RDV Place Stein’ : Concert Rougge Info
Projects
Following up on the first edition in 2022, Piano Day and LEITER again share an official companion album, carefully selected for our favorite holiday of the year. Piano Day Vol. 2 contains thirteen exclusive, previously unreleased tracks composed to celebrate the magic and versatility of the instrument, and it includes new work by acclaimed artists including Yann Tiersen, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, James Heather, Otto A. Totland, and Liam Mour. The whole compilation is available for streaming and download via all platforms. You can listen & order it here.
AVAWAVES – Sophia Jani – Daigo Hanada – Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – Matthew Bourne –
Hélène Vogelsinger – Liam Mour – James Heather feat. Sinemis – Otto A. Totland – Meredi –
S. Salter – Marta Cascales Alimbau – Yann Tiersen
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To celebrate in 2022, Piano Day and LEITER created a compilation with thirty-two exclusive and unreleased piano pieces from various corners of the world – meticulously selected for our favorite holiday of the year.
Piano Day aims to create a community platform for bringing together piano players from all around the world. With this compilation, LEITER gives the community home on vinyl. ‘Piano Day Vol. 1‘ is the first edition in an upcoming series and reflects the piano in its diversity and allows artists from contrasting styles, ages and backgrounds to connect and celebrate the piano together. The compilation is available on 2LP vinyl and digitally with two bonus tracks. You can listen & order here.
Vargkvint – Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch – Lambert – Rose Riebl – Rubin Henkel – Lisa Morgenstern – Michael Price – Balmorhea – Poppy Ackroyd – Tristan Eckerson – Neil Cowley – Alice Baldwin – Hior Chronik – Büşra Kayıkçı- Johannes Motschmann – Ólafur Arnalds – Natalia Tsupryk – Grace Ferguson – Kara-Lis Coverdale – Julia Gjertsen – Sergio Díaz De Rojas – Chilly Gonzales – Thomas Enger – Nils Frahm – Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres – Kaada – Moritz Fasbender – Vetle Nærø – Malakoff Kowalski – Simeon Walker – Tiny Leaves – David Shongo
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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.
THANK YOU
Piano Day would be nothing without you – dear piano lovers all around the world. We want to say a heart-felt thank you for your commitment to the Piano Day projects. The desire to celebrate this versatile instrument is growing greater than ever and we are more than happy to share this feeling with you.
Piano Day is a worldwide celebration of the piano every 88th day of the year.
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