Daniel Chow plays for Mr. Fazioli on rare $275,000 Fazioli piano in White Rock

WHITE ROCK, BC - Italian piano maker Paolo Fazioli made a rare visit to one of the top 50 homes in the province of British Columbia where a beautiful brand new Fazioli piano sat in the living room.

The piano, finished in the exotic 'Amboina' wood from Indonesia was stained perfectly to match the shade of wood on the walls and floor of the room. Jazz-pianist Miles Black played for an appreciate crowd, as did concert pianist Daniel Chow (see the video clip below...)

Tom Zillich, the Entertainment writer for the Surrey Now, wrote a beautiful article about the evening. Please have a look here: http://www.thenownewspaper.com/Surrey+concert+welcomes+Fazioli+275K+piano/4139083/story.html

30th Fazioli Piano Sells in Vancouver!

VANCOUVER, BC - Showcase Pianos is pleased to announce that they have sold the 30th Fazioli piano since opening their doors in October of 2007. This celebration also coincides with the 30th anniversary of the official start of Fazioli Pianoforti in Italy when engineer Paolo Fazioli produced his first piano.

The purchaser of the 30th Fazioli to be sold through Showcase Pianos in Vancouver was to Waka Shinko, founder of the website HelpMyPiano.com. Ms. Shinko is well known in the Greater Vancouver area for being a talented piano teacher, piano technician, music composer and pianist. Please enjoy this example of her talent in composing beautiful piano music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZPdHIHkAyo

Ms. Shinko's specially designed satin white Fazioli in currently in production in Italy and will be a permanent feature of her evolving website when it arrives in March or April of this year. Don't forget to bookmark the website HelpMyPiano.com!

Maestro Bramwell Tovey plays Fazioli on Urban Rush

VANCOUVER, BC - On Tuesday the 14th of December 2010, Shaw TV's 'Urban Rush' hosts Fiona Forbes and Michael Eckford enjoyed a visit with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's Music Director Bramwell Tovey. Maestro Tovey speaks about the exciting new opera he will be performing in Calgary, and was invited to play a few notes on the seven-foot long Fazioli F212.

Samuel Fung on Fairchild TV's News: Sunday January 9 at 7:40pm

VANCOUVER, BC - Don't miss 12-year-old pianist Samuel Fung's interview on Fairchild TV's Cantonese News (Channel 181) this coming Sunday the 9th of January 2011 at around 7:40pm! The lively young student of Russian pianist Tatiana Tyulenev takes the Fazioli F156 (5'2") for a test drive after it was used at the 周杰倫 Jay Chou 2010 Era World Tour concert at Vancouver's Rogers Arena.

The segment also features a short interview in Mandarin by Showcase Pianos owner 白明威 Manuel Bernaschek.

KIWI Collection's 'WOW Travel' Magazine: "The Phenomenal Fazioli"

VANCOUVER, BC - Jim Tobler, the editor for KIWI Collection's new "Wow Travel" magazine, invited Showcase Pianos owner Manuel Bernaschek to write an article for their January 2011 issue. The article was entitled 'The Phenomenal Fazioli', and includes a humorous story from Mr. Fazioli's earlier piano-making years.

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Read the article here: KIWI COLLECTION WOW MAGAZINE

Raphael Sudan in Concert Saturday January 8, 2011 at 3pm

Pianist, improvisator and composer, Raphael Sudan is an up-and-coming musician in Switzerland. Born in 1985 in Fribourg, he got his Master Degree in Musical Performance in June 2010, in the class of prof. Ricardo Castro. During his studies, he allready was gaining momentum all over Europe, which also brought him to play concerts in many european countries, as well as China and North America.

Raised in the classical music bosom, he has refused its shackles to develop a reinvigorating eclecticism. Rock, jazz, pop music, the pianist doesn't scorn any style; he has even played some progressive metal in a band, and recently created a mainstream musical. (Etumag, Swiss student's magazine, June 2010)

Active member of « ISIM » (International Society for Improvised Music) and prize-winner of the aucience's award at Versailles's Conservatory Improvisation Competition (France), he attaches a lot of importance to this discipline. It is a real joker for him, that he uses in most of his concerts, and that he also uses as a pedagogic support with his students.

He now teaches both piano and improvisation at the Musich School of Chateau-d'Oex, Switzerland, where he also conducts a choir and a brass band.

Performance is a FREE concert that begins at 3pm on Saturday the 8th of January in the Showcase Pianos | Fazioli store of Richmond's Beautiful Aberdeen Centre. Visit our website: http://showcasepianos.com

Fazioli Baby Grand Piano used at Jay Chow 周杰倫 Concert is up for sale at Showcase Pianos

VANCOUVER, BC – On Thursday the 23rd of December, Taiwanese Superstar Jay Chou 周杰倫 performed at the Rogers Arena, and the $75,000 Fazioli piano that he borrowed from the local Showcase Pianos store is now available for sale. Jay Chou's concert in Vancouver was the only Canadian city that was part of his Era 2010 World Tour, and for it he borrowed the Fazioli F156 (5’2”) baby grand piano.

Showcase Pianos store owner Manuel Bernaschek 白明威 was invited to join Jay Chou 周杰倫 and his crew for dinner in Richmond after the concert, where the star showed Bernaschek 白明威 a drawing of an ‘art-case’ for piano that he designed himself, but has not yet been constructed. Jay Chou was impressed by a photo of the ‘M. Liminal’ Fazioli piano, saying it must be the most modern looking piano in the world. Jay Chou had never seen the ‘M. Liminal’ before, although there is one in the lobby of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel (文華東方酒店) in Taipei. All at the table were impressed that Bernaschek 白明威 could carry on the conversation with them completely in Mandarin Chinese.

The Fazioli F156 (5’2”) that was borrowed for the concert is the smallest grand piano made by Fazioli in Italy. “I used to be quite negative towards pianos that small”, explained Bernaschek, “but one day my wife and I visited the Fazioli dealer in London – Jaques Samuel Pianos – and tried the F156 on display there, and we were shocked by the beautiful tone and the great amount of power that the little piano was capable of. When Jay Chou’s team told us that they required one smaller than 6’ feet long for their concert, we did not hesitate to order one from the factory in Italy especially for his concert.” This is the first F156 ordered by Showcase Pianos.

Factory owner Paolo Fazioli will travel to Vancouver in January to dedicate the ‘Fazioli-suite’ that has been created in his honour at the new Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel.

The piano used at the Jay Chou 周杰倫 concert can be purchased by contacting Showcase Pianos: http://showcasepianos.com