Getting into a top music school like UCLA (where John Williams studied) or Boston College (where conductor Robert J. Ambrose studied) requires more than a demo tape. Tiny nuances distinguish the very ...

The Japanese piano company Yamaha has been selling its disklavier player piano for decades. But, in keeping with the times, the latest model of the disklavier has an Internet connection. The New York ...

Way before Spotify, stereos, or even radio, Americans who wanted to listen to music at home had one choice: They could play it themselves. This changed by the 1890s, when a hot new technology arrived: ...

Love the look of a piano and the sound of concertos but not quite able to master the notes? Fear not: Venerable pianomaker Steinway & Sons announced this week the debut of a new self-playing piano ...

One Minnesota repairman brings musical history back to life. About a decade ago, Nate Otto opened Rum River Restoration in his Anoka garage to bring new life to the player piano. “It’s a piano that ...

URBANA — You may have seen a player piano, but it's unlikely you ever saw one like this. The 1927 piano is a treasure of the University of Illinois Music and Performing Arts Library and has a room of ...