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RWCMD: The first Steinway Exclusive Conservatoire in the world
The Carne foyer was well and truly woken up from its lockdown silence on Wednesday 9th September, 2020, when 24 brand new Steinway pianos played gloriously together, celebrating the College becoming the world’s very first Steinway Exclusive Conservatoire.
Students from the College and our Junior Conservatoire joined staff and graduates to perform 24 Pianos, specially written by composer, postgraduate student and conductor Julia Plaut.
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Becoming a Steinway Exclusive Conservatoire means the College now has a world-leading fleet of pianos, and that every acoustic piano at the College is a Steinway.
All music students will now have access to a Steinway when they practice, when they are examined, and when they perform.
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Why are Steinway pianos so special?
‘It’s superb that all students at the RWCMD can rehearse and perform on such wonderful instruments.
It’s like giving them an open road to accelerate as musicians.'Julia Plaut
Visiting piano consultant Charles Owen agrees. He accompanied Principal Helena Gaunt and Director of Music Tim Rhys-Evans to choose the pianos at Steinway Hall in London.
This new delivery includes seven Steinway grand pianos, including a Steinway model D to join its fellow concert grand in the Dora Stoutzker Hall, and four Steinway AS grands.
The College is also the first to introduce Steinway’s groundbreaking Spirio technology, with the introduction of two Spirio grand pianos.
'This innovation offers endless possibilities for enhanced learning and musical experience.
It has the potential for remote masterclasses, performances and auditions, as new outreach opportunities and networks, not just in Wales, but across the world.’Simon PhillippoHead of Keyboard Performance
