ConcertPulse
Insight Piano with Lukas Sternath
Steinway & Sons, Manufaktur
Be it a piano recital, lieder recital, piano trio or piano concerto – as soon as a concert grand is involved, one thing is essential: tuning the piano’s strings. When the instruments have been tuned correctly, you only perceive this consciously in the rarest cases. But even the minutest imperfection can turn the long-awaited musical experience into an acoustic nightmare. That this is not the case in the professional music business is thanks to outstanding piano tuners who fine tune the 88 keys of a concert grand before each concert. At »Insight Piano«, Simon Rempe, master piano builder at Steinway & Sons, and the pianist Lukas Sternath, reveal the things you have to pay special attention to when tuning, and explain why different pianists have different preferences. The event starts at 18:00 with a tour of the Steinway & Sons production halls. Then, following a short break with cool drinks, Simon Rempe and Lukas Sternath share fascinating insights into the collaboration between piano builders and pianists.
