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Peter Edwards - Creator of Piano Stores USA, Peter is an English-born composer, pianist, and keyboardist currently living in Florida. Peter has an eclectic style integrating French impressionist classical, jazz, Afro-Caribbean, world, contemporary instrumental music, new age and folk.

Tiffany Poon - Tiffany Poon is a pianist whose work centers on interpretation, atmosphere, and emotional precision. She approaches classical music as a living language, shaping sound and silence with intention and clarity, and allowing meaning to emerge through listening rather than explanation. Working from within the music itself, Tiffany privileges texture, pacing, and internal logic. Praised for her “beautiful sound, sensitivity and expressive nuance” (International Piano Magazine), her performances invite focus and presence, creating space for audiences of all generations to encounter classical works as something immediate and felt.

Tiffany’s recording projects reflect a sustained inquiry into identity, memory, and authorship. Her most recent album, Nature, recorded at Miraval Studios with Grammy-winning producer Damien Quintard, is contemplative and intimate, favoring presence over spectacle. The album was met with critical acclaim, with Gramophone praising her “astonishing virtuosity and tongue-in-cheek humour” and describing her interpretations as “borne of a rare affinity and profound understanding”. Nature reached No. 1 on Apple Classical.

Yuja Wang - Pianist Yuja Wang is widely recognised as one of the most important artists of her generation, hailed for her supreme musicianship, insightful interpretations and charismatic stage presence. Despite her prodigious virtuosity and technical control, however, she herself believes technique should never be an end in itself, that it should always serve the cause of emotional expression and musical interpretation. Her work has been honoured with many accolades and prizes, including a GRAMMY® Award (“Best Classical Instrumental Solo”) for her 2023 album The American Project.

Yuja has performed with all the world’s major orchestras, under such prominent conductors as Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim, Gustavo Dudamel, Lorin Maazel, Neville Marriner, Zubin Mehta, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Andris Nelsons, Sir Antonio Pappano, Sir Simon Rattle, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Yuri Temirkanov, Michael Tilson Thomas and Pinchas Zukerman, and is currently an Artistic Partner of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra.

Yundi Li - YUNDI, the world-renowned Chinese pianist who engrossed the exquisite tonal techniques, the dynamic tension, and the artistic expression of piano performance.
 
YUNDI was propelled onto the international stage when he won first prize at the XIV Chopin International Piano Competition in 2000, becoming the first person in 15 years to be awarded this honor. At the age of 18, YUNDI was the youngest and first Chinese winner in the history of the renowned competition. In 2001, YUNDI became the first Chinese pianist signed by Deutsche Grammophon, embarking on his career as an international pianist. With a series of critically acclaimed recordings and performances, he has earned an outstanding reputation in the classical music world, establishing himself as one of the world's leading artists.

Lang Lang - Lang Lang is a leading figure in classical music today – as a pianist, educator, and philanthropist, he has become one of the world’s most influential and committed ambassadors for the arts in the 21st century. Equally happy playing for billions of viewers at the 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony in Beijing, the 2020 Dubai EXPO Opening Ceremony, the 2024 Reopening of Notre Dame in Paris, or just for a few hundred children in public schools, he is a master of communicating through music.

Heralded by the New York Times as “the hottest artist on the classical music planet,” Lang Lang plays sold-out concerts all over the world. He has formed ongoing collaborations with conductors including Sir Simon Rattle, Gustavo Dudamel, Daniel Barenboim, and Christoph Eschenbach, and performs with all the world’s top orchestras. Lang Lang is known for thinking outside the box and frequently steps into different musical worlds. Millions of viewers watched his performances at the GRAMMY Awards with Metallica, Pharrell Williams, and jazz legend Herbie Hancock.

Herbie Hancock - Herbie Hancock is a true icon of modern music. Throughout his explorations, he has transcended limitations and genres while maintaining his unmistakable voice. With an illustrious career spanning five decades and 14 Grammy™ Awards, including Album of the Year for River: The Joni Letters, he continues to amaze audiences across the globe.

Hiromi - Hiromi Uehara is an internationally acclaimed jazz pianist and composer from Japan. Known for her virtuosity, she blends acoustic jazz, jazz-rock fusion, progressive rock, classical, and funk. Uehara has performed and recorded on the amazing Yamaha CFIII-S concert grand piano, Clavia Nord Electro 2 73, Clavia Nord Stage Piano, Nord Lead 2, and Korg microKORG.

Keiko Matsui - Pianist, Composer & Humanitarian Keiko Matsui is an internationally acclaimed pianist and composer best known for her crossover mix of smooth jazz, jazz fusion, and new-age music. "Music connects us beyond culture and religion, and after every show from fan comments, I realize and notice that my music is involved with some other soul's life. I feel like this is my mission." - Keiko Matsui


 

 

 


 

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