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January 26, 2017 01:12 PM
Shigeru Kawai International Piano Competition
Kawai Musical Instruments Mfg. Co., Ltd. will be founding the Shigeru Kawai International Piano Competition, starting with domestic preliminary selection from April 23, 2017, and ending with the competition final on August 4, 2017. 2017 will be the 50th anniversary of Kawai Music Concours and the 90thanniversary of the company’s founding. The aim of this competition is to foster and cultivate young pianists from around the world who will lead the next generation, while promoting international ex...
January 23, 2017 02:28 PM
Yamaha Clavinova CLP-585 Wins German Design Award
The Clavinova CLP-585, made by Yamaha Corporation, won “Special Mention” in the German Design Award 2017. This is the fourth award for Yamaha, following the Good Design Award 2014, the 9th annual Kids Design Award, and the Red Dot Design Award of Product Design 2015. This product was produced in line with four basic Yamaha design concepts: long term usability, which also gradually increases the value of the product; simplicity of basic design; and a beautiful balance of selected materials and fi...
