Quotes About Steinway

When she started to play, Steinway came down personally and rubbed his name off the piano.

I want to make music. That means I prefer the Steinway piano.

It is a privilege and an honor to perform on Steinway pianos.

I have owned and played a Steinway all my life. It's the best Beethoven piano. The best Chopin piano. And the best Ray Charles piano. I like it, too.

When she started to play, Steinway came down personally and rubbed his name off the piano.

I grew up in a family of piano players. Both my sisters were serious players, and they both, as they became more accomplished, aspired to buy a Steinway and asked my dad to buy a Steinway.

I insist on a Steinway for my recordings, my concerts and my home. It is the only piano I want to hear my music played on.

But of course it was precisely this destruction process of my beloved Steinway that I had wanted.

I am in awe of the brand, and there is nothing I would do or contemplate doing that would any way impact the unique pedestal that Steinway occupies in the industry, 160 years, uncompromising reputation for excellence, and it's my goal to safeguard that reputation and continue that pursuit of perfection.

On a visit to the Steinway showroom in New York, I saw Henry Steinway, the last member of the family to be connected with the company, take out a felt-tip pen and sign the painted metal frame of a piano for an enthusiastic customer. It was like watching a baseball player sign a ball, or an author his book, and seemed in keeping with our age of celebrity.

The Steinway piano - with its beauty and power - is the perfect medium for expressing the performer's art, drama and poetry.