Avril 14th by Aphex Twin
Avril 14th by Aphex Twin

Avril 14th, by Aphex Twin, became a runaway pop culture hit thanks to its inclusion on major motion pictures including MarieAntoinette, FourLions and Her. The piece was one of several that Aphex Twin released after he left a memory stick with a copy of the unedited versions of music on an airplane. This piece was one of the most recognizable melodies of the release, and the melody has been sampled many times including by Kanye West. This rendition is performed by Christine Eggert on the PH Upright Piano in the heart of Copenhagen’s design district.

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Happy 100th Birthday, Astor Piazzolla!
Happy 100th Birthday, Astor Piazzolla!

At 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.

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True Muse, True Music
True Muse, True Music

“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’.”

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PH Stories: The PH Grand Piano at a Private Residence, California
PH Stories: The PH Grand Piano at a Private Residence, California

Inside 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.

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The PH Bow Grand Piano: Making Waves
The PH Bow Grand Piano: Making Waves

The Poul Henningsen (PH) designed PH Bow Grand Piano is a radical departure from the expectation of how a wooden cased piano should be presented. It was Poul Henningsen’s innate belief that when designing a piece of furniture form should always follow function and that the practical performance of his creation was of paramount importance. PH also believed that it was possible to redesign many everyday objects and pieces of furniture in such away that not only would they function better but they would also be more aesthetically pleasing. The PH Bow Grand Piano is no exception to this philosophy.

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The PH Piano at the Hotel Ambassadori, Tbilisi
The PH Piano at the Hotel Ambassadori, Tbilisi

As 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.

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The PH Grand Piano at a Private Residence, Copenhagen
The PH Grand Piano at a Private Residence, Copenhagen

When 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.

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David Syre; Piano Heaven
David Syre; Piano Heaven

In 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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Amanda Palmer, the Open Piano For Refugees Event and The PH Grand Piano
Amanda Palmer, the Open Piano For Refugees Event and The PH Grand Piano

At the end of October 2019 PH Pianos were delighted to loan a PH Grand Piano to the Open Piano for Refugees Event that took place at the Sceneindgangen Dance Studio in Copenhagen. The purpose of this event was to raise money for the DoRoMi social music school in Vienna. The DoRoMi social music institute provides music lessons for refugees and socially disadvantaged people.

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The PH Grand Piano: Poul Henningsen’s Danish Design Classic, Today Built by Blüthner in Germany
The PH Grand Piano: Poul Henningsen’s Danish Design Classic, Today Built by Blüthner in Germany

Poul Henningsen (PH) first revealed his design for the PH Grand Piano in 1930. The PH Grand Piano represents an evolution in piano design that is still as ground-breaking today as it was in the 1930s. Today, the enduring popularity of the PH Grand Piano both as a piece of art and as a functional designer piano of the finest quality means that the PH Grand Piano has become as Danish design classic that can also be found in the Designmuseum Danmark.

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The PH Upright Piano: Poul Henningsen Piano Design For Smaller Spaces
The PH Upright Piano: Poul Henningsen Piano Design For Smaller Spaces

In 1939 Poul Henningsen made a design for an upright piano featuring the same signature features as its larger counterpart, the PH Grand Piano. Poul Henningsen’s PH Upright Piano has the same design hallmarks of the PH Grand Piano: fundamental to the shape is a minimal body that is sleek, fluidly shaped and devoid of the hard angles expected of a standard equivalent ‘upright piano’.

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The PH Grand Piano at The Scandinavian
The PH Grand Piano at The Scandinavian

Henning Larsen Architects envisioned the award-winning design for the clubhouse at The Scandinavian. The clubhouse offers stunning views over both golf courses and houses an extensive collection of contemporary art, including works by Ai Weiwei, Yoshitomo Nara, Ugo Rondinone, Franz West and Sterling Ruby.

The clubhouse at The Scandinavian is also home to another piece of fine art: a Poul Henningsen designed PH Grand Piano.

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The PH Pianette: Digital Piano and Sound System for the 21st Century
The PH Pianette: Digital Piano and Sound System for the 21st Century

We are delighted to launch a new version of the PH Pianette, combining first-class contemporary digital technology with Poul Henningsen’s original 1935 upright piano design. While many contemporary digital pianos have their design roots in the mostly purely functional world of the ‘electronic keyboard’, the PH Pianette is also a stunningly beautiful piece of design to be visually admired.

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The PH Grand Piano - An Exclusive Blüthner Grand Piano and Scandinavian Design Classic
The PH Grand Piano - An Exclusive Blüthner Grand Piano and Scandinavian Design Classic

When Poul Henningsen created the PH Grand Piano in 1930, he challenged the concept of how a grand piano should appear. Poul Henningsen observed that the wooden cases of traditional grand pianos restricted the sound and vision of the piano as an instrument and that traditional wooden cased grand pianos were effectively instruments being played ‘inside a box’

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The PH Bow Grand Piano - An Exclusive Grand Piano and Design Icon
The PH Bow Grand Piano - An Exclusive Grand Piano and Design Icon

The Poul Henningsen designed PH Bow Grand Piano is like no other piano design in the world. Devoid of the sharp angles and the heavy appearance of traditional wooden-cased grand pianos, the PH Bow Grand Piano is a symphony of fluid lines and soft angles that is a feature of it’s unique Danish design. This individual and beautifully elegant exclusive grand piano design is paired with a superior piano action that creates sound of first-class clarity and tone…

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