Showcase Academy holds first Baby class!

RICHMOND, BC - On Friday the 21st of March six families were happy to be among the first to try the new KinderMusik program for babies that is now available at Showcase Academy in Richmond's Aberdeen Centre.

Would you like to join?   Contact jenayap@showcaseacademy.com or by calling 604-270-8861 for more information!

FAZIOLI Takes Centre Stage at Fashion Week

VANCOUVER, BC - A Fazioli Concert Grand was the sexiest piano in the room at the Opening VIP Gala of the Vancouver Fashion Week.  Pianist duo Clare Yuan and Scott Meek performed some beautiful pieces for the appreciative audience.   The show featured some beautiful work by such great designers as Grandy Chu of Grandi's Atelier.

Private FAZIOLI Reception with Louis Lortie

VANCOUVER, BC - One of Canada’s all-time favourite artists, Louis Lortie played Chopin’s beautiful, romantic First Piano Concerto, in a concert that also featured Canadian composer Dorothy Chang, and the Finlandia-like, Nordic landscapes of Sibelius’s Symphony No. 1. 

Louis Lortie performed on a rare Fazioli F278 Concert Grand piano with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra on Saturday the 15th of March.  During the intermission Lortie attended a Private VIP Reception in the “President’s Lounge” with our Fazioli VIPs.

Beautiful hand-made chocolates by Kokomonk Chocolates!

Private Performance in Penthouse

VANCOUVER, BC - Local favourites Ryan Wang, Isabelle Wang, and Ray Zhang (students of Fafan Xiao) performed together with duo Roy & Rosemary for private Fazioli mini-concert in a beautiful 7,000 sq ft penthouse designed by Omer Arbel, a residence described by one publication as: “Arguably one of the most spectacular penthouses in downtown Vancouver”.  

The evening was attended by local Fazioli owners as well as Jonathan Wang, sales manager of Bentley in Vancouver, and Joo-Kim Tiah, President of Holburn - the developer behind Vancouver's Trump Towers.

 

Roy & Rosemary performs for Fazioli guests at Fairmont Pacific Rim

VANCOUVER, BC - On Sunday the 26th of January, the violin and piano duo Roy & Rosemary took to the stage at the Fairmont Pacific Rim lobby lounge where Bentley and Lamborghini owners were invited to enjoy a private performance featuring the Stradivari Ensemble.

The evening started with the Max Zipursky Trio, where the amazing vocalist Iris Woo was invited to sing a couple of songs together with the jazz performers.

After a short break, the audience was thrilled as Roy & Rosemary filled the entire lobby with their beautiful music.  Pianist Roy Tan played on the lobby lounge's special satin white Fazioli, which was designed especially for the Fairmont Pacifc Rim hotel.

Fazioli pianos continue to gain popularity around the world as more and more performers discover the brand.  In BC they are exclusively available at Showcase Pianos.

VIDEO: Vancouver Architect Ernest Collins designs case of largest piano to ever come to BC!

VANCOUVER, BC - Local architect Ernest Collins, together with his wife and professional artist/designer Grace Gordon-Collins, designed the art case of the first Fazioli F308 to arrive in BC.   The model F308 is completely made in Italy and is 10 feet 3 inches long, making it the longest production piano in the world.

Showcase Pianos is the exclusive dealer for Fazioli pianos in the province of BC, and deals with many brands of pianos - - - from the very affordable, to the most luxurious.

Ernest Collins is the architect that originally designed the home and was approached to 'revisit' the music room when the homeowner's children started taking piano lessons.  Collins and his wife also designed the cabinet that went in behind the piano and also the picture frame that housed the especially commissioned art work for the room.

The cabinet was built by Joe Edwards of TLC Furniture Design, and the painting was made by Vancouver artist Michael Solomon.

The music was composed and performed (not on a Fazioli unfortunately) by talented Juilliard graduate and Fazioli-lover Jennifer Athena Galatis.

Showcase Pianos is located at 1224 W Broadway in Vancouver, BC 604.437.5161 and at Aberdeen Centre in Richmond, BC 604.270.8883

Ryan & Ray perform on Fazioli for BC's Premier

RICHMOND, BC - On Thursday the 7th of November, Showcase Pianos was happy to loan a Fazioli piano for a Fundraising Gala held at the Continental Seafood Restaurant in Richmond, B.C.

The beautiful Fazioli F183 in polished white was brought in specially for the occasion and the very talented Ryan Wang and Ray Zhang performed a number of selections to entertain the guests that included BC's Premier Christy Clark.

This particular Fazioli piano is special, beyond the incredible craftsmanship and rich crystalline tone that’s come to be associated with the brand, this piano has the addition of a player system designed by PianoDisc, the world’s leading manufacturer of player piano systems.  An appreciation for all the finest things in the world, Showcase Pianos prides itself on offering only the very best for our local community.

Showcase Pianos is located at 1224 W Broadway in Vancouver, BC 604.437.5161 and at Aberdeen Centre in Richmond, BC 604.270.8883