The acoustic piano is a beloved musical instrument in Western culture, often learned during childhood, but long gone are the days when young women had to learn to play in order to find a husband. With modernity's displacement of acoustic for everything digital, and the decline of the piano in the home, does the future of the piano now lie in public spaces, and what role does it have to play? Where are the pianos?
Many thanks to my contributors:
All the players of the pianos in St. Pancras station
Baz & Dave
Besbrode Pianos
Lottie Bowater
Steve Bowbrick
Cynthia Betts
Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Alastair Choat and The Coach & Horses
Stuart Isacoff
Jeremy Limb
& Piano Man
