{"id":148021,"date":"2022-08-05T09:43:50","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T00:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=148021&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2022-08-05T09:45:22","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T00:45:22","slug":"crowdfunding-to-preserve-piano-played-by-masters","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/crowdfunding-to-preserve-piano-played-by-masters\/","title":{"rendered":"Crowdfunding to Preserve Piano Played by Masters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka City seeks funds to preserve the \u201cLegacy Piano,\u201d which was autographed by international master pianists. The 1963-made Steinway grand piano was used on stage at the city\u2019s Civic Hall and Fukuoka Sunpalace with then-leading artists such as Arthur Rubinstein and Wilhelm Kempff. Thirty-eight autographs include them and other conductors, singers, and musicians, too. The project aims to repair the instrument (\u00a518 million cost) and preserve it as one of the city\u2019s cultural treasures. Crowdfunding project: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/greenfunding.jp\/linkstart\/projects\/6295\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/greenfunding.jp\/linkstart\/projects\/6295<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOJC291U10Z20C22A7000000\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nikkei<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sankei.com\/article\/20220729-IIZJXB44AVMQXDDBUDPOMU6P2Q\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sankei<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/prtimes.jp\/main\/html\/rd\/p\/000000131.000027592.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PR Times<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-148022\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/fnn_legacy-piano_2022_cl.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Crowdfunding to Preserve Piano Played by Masters\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/fnn_legacy-piano_2022_cl.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/fnn_legacy-piano_2022_cl.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/fnn_legacy-piano_2022_cl.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/fnn_legacy-piano_2022_cl.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/legacypiano\/posts\/107479062057500\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">official facebook<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Get Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu area news and events in English regularly.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sign up for our <\/span><b>free<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> weekly newsletter. 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