When renowned product designer and interior design firm leader, Tom Dixon (Design Research Studio), asked us to collaborate on an incredible interior project in London’s most anticipated residential tower, we were delighted to craft an extraordinary piano for them.
Once the project was complete, we invited Maya Irgalina, an acclaimed classical pianist based in London, to the apartment to play the instrument and help us to introduce it to the world.
Read MorePH Pianos has commenced a collaboration with the world-renowned design and interior company, Tom Dixon Design Research Studio.
CEO of PH Pianos, Søren Vincents Svendsen states in his announcement, “We are extremely proud and honored to have been asked by Tom Dixon to be involved in a project in London. Our PH Grand Piano is the most iconic design piano on the market, and it is now part of the exquisite interior setting of the most spectacular penthouse apartment on Canary Wharf in London.”
Read MoreAs the year draws to a close, I gratefully reflect on a year of growth in our company. When I founded PH Pianos 10 years ago, I hoped it would bring Danish-designed pianos and furniture attention at an international level.
Read MorePH Pianos has unveiled the first PH Grand Piano Curated Edition in a special collaboration with Stevns Klint Experience, a stunning UNESCO World Heritage site and cultural center located south of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Read MoreSo opens the article in Pianist Magazine by writer Warwick Thompson, about PH Pianos and its founder and CEO, Søren Vincents Svendsen. Thompson’s informative and engaging text shares the background and the story behind our instruments, designed by Poul Henningsen. From our CEO’s first encounter with the PH Pianos, to securing the exclusive rights from the Henningsen family estate to produce the instrument, to the developments of today, Thompson guides the reader through each important aspect of the company.
Read MoreOn Sunday March 27 2022, a very special scholarship concert and performance took place at Amalienborg, the residence of the Danish Royal Family. Her Majesty Queen Margrethe, Her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte and Her Majesty the Queen Anne-Marie awarded the scholarship for the tenth- and final- time.
Read MoreInternational Piano Day takes place each year on the 88th day of the year, and at PH Pianos we held a music event celebrating the instrument. In a continuation of our collaboration with the Royal Danish Academy of Music, we invited pianists from the classical piano study program to perform some of their favorite classical piano pieces for an audience on March 29th 2022.
Read MoreIn early fall of 2021, we invited Carlos Cipa, the Munich-based composer and pianist, to visit the PH Pianos showroom in the heart of Copenhagen, to create some new music.
With over 500,000 monthly listens on each of the major streaming platforms, Cipa is a well-known pianist/composer who plays masterworks and creates and performs his own interesting and cinematic compositions.
Read MoreThis second installment of the Chopin Project includes six more pieces, performed by six excellent pianists.
The Chopin Etudes are considered to be vitally important pieces for talented pianists to study: they are short, complex musical studies that encapsulate a mood or idea. Most pianists consider these pieces essential repertoire, both for training themselves and as an excellent source of concert repertoire.
Read MoreWe invited 12 pianists to perform 12 pieces to showcase the virtuosic capabilities of these stunning instruments.
These excellent musicians captivated us with their colorful, expressive and virtuosic playing. Each piece of music demonstrates the potential and beauty of these instruments. Each one of the twelve pieces introduces the instruments’ vast range of tonal capabilities: bright, warm, fiery, consoling, tempestuous, tender, grieving, exuberance, and more.
Read MoreTheir new piece, Húsavík, recently debuted as a piano solo piece on the PH Grand Piano at Phoenix Central Park in Sydney, Australia. Taylor spent some time with me to share the background of the piece and some reflections on music and art.
Read MoreGordi, a prominent Australian singer-songwriter known for “smart production and sublime songwriting,” and with her emotional and thoughtful lyrics, premieres her new song “Refracted” in this video. It’s beautifully filmed, and one can really appreciate the match between Gordi’s persona and that of the instrument!
Read MoreAt PH Pianos, we are inspired by those who dare to do things differently. Much like the designer behind our pianos- Danish design icon Poul Henningsen- the Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla became a celebrated emblem of change in his field. Piazzolla, a 20th-century bandoneon player with jazz in his blood and an international star-studded education, was one of the key figures to revolutionize the wildly popular genre of Tango.
Read More“What I like about the PH Grand Piano and also the smaller ‘Pianette’ which is Poul Henningsen’s design for an upright piano, is the idea that these unconventional piano designs are less intimidating than traditional wooden finished pianos.”
Read More“As a writer and performer of solo piano music, the piano itself is the only tool I use in recording and performance to tell a musical story and convey all of the required emotional nuances. The piano that I play is more than just an instrument: I use the piano how an opera singer uses their voice. The piano becomes an extension of my body: together, the piano and I are ‘as one’.”
Read MoreInside of Aalto’s original Villa Mairea there is a space known as the ‘Piano Room’ where Alvar Aalto’s wife Aino Maria Marsio-Aalto (herself an architect and designer) is said to have enjoyed playing the piano in the home of Aalto’s friends and clients Harry and Maire Gullicksen for whom Villa Mairea was created. The piano inside of Villa Mairea is an original Poul Henningsen designed PH Grand Piano produced in 1930s Denmark.
Read MoreAs a supplier of customised fine musical instruments, PH Pianos is always delighted to visit clients following the delivery of their PH Grand Piano as part of the exemplary levels of service provided to PH Grand Piano owners all over the world. In February, PH Pianos Chief Executive Søren Vincents Svendsen was delighted to visit the Hotel Ambassadori in Tbilisi to meet the hotel owners and management team, along with the PH Grand Piano that is now proudly displayed inside the lobby.
Read MoreWhen Besmir Ismaili recently purchased a house in Copenhagen for his parents, sister and brothers, it represented a symbol of his achievement as a Music Producer. Besmir’s love and talent for music is a family trait, since his Father is a successful Albanian folk musician who moved with his family to Denmark during the 1990s. Besmir wanted to buy a gift to be appreciated for his Father: his choice was the Poul Henningsen designed PH Grand Piano, which sits in pride of place in the modernist family home, itself a futuristic display of minimalism created from structural glass. PH Pianos were delighted to create a customised PH Grand Piano dedicated to Besmir’s Father that would fit perfectly in the new family home.
Read MorePoul Henningsen (1894—1967) was an influential Danish architect, designer and cultural author. He is famed around the world for his classic modern creations predominantly from the 1920s and 1930s. He is best known for his work in the fields of lighting and furniture. Henningsen had a unique modern style influenced by the Bauhaus and Art Deco schools.
Read MoreIn addition to being a prolific artist, who has created a large body of work in the last decade working from his 100 year old farm, David Syre also finds a connection with music. In 2018 David visited the PH Pianos flagship showroom on Bredgade in Copenhagen, where he discovered the Poul Henningsen designed PH Grand Piano. Immediately smitten, David became the owner of a custom built PH Grand Piano which has since been placed in his Washington studio. David has described how his PH Grand Piano has added to the “Personality” of his farm and considers it simply to be “Piano Heaven.”
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