Award Winning FAZIOLI Pianos

Award Winning FAZIOLI Pianos

June 15, 2023

Award Winning FAZIOLI Pianos

Fazioli pianos are present in countless theaters, universities, and academies around the world and are requested for the most prestigious piano competitions1Many college institutions like Julliard are starting to move towards including Fazioli’s in their schools2Some of the hundreds of institutions owning Fazioli pianos worldwide include the Paris Conservatory and the Universities of Vienna, Graz and Salzburg3.

 

Fazioli pianos are known for their exceptional craftsmanship, innovative design, and superior sound quality. They are handcrafted in Italy by skilled artisans who use the finest materials available, resulting in a unique and exclusive instrument1Fazioli pianos offer performance improvements in an instrument that has remained virtually unchanged for 300 years2.

 

They are distinguished by an extremely beautiful and unique sound, excellent responsiveness, and warmth and character. They are great for recording music records and quiet, indie-film-type pieces. Pianists who played on them said that they feel comfortable and not tired even after long hours2.

 

Fazioli pianos have won many competitions. At the 2017 Rubinstein Competition, 50% of the finalists chose Fazioli and among them the first and second prize winners1At the Sydney Piano Competition 2016, Fazioli instruments were chosen for seven out of twelve performances by the finalists1In the top three positions of the Frederyk Chopin competition, Fazioli was chosen 50% of the time2All three “Fazioli pianists” admitted to the final round resulted in prize winners at the Warsaw International Chopin Piano Competition3.

 

Spanish pianist Pedro López Salas won the second prize at the 12th Paderewski Piano Competition in Bydgoszcz (Poland). Of the nine pianists that chose the Fazioli piano in the first stage (9/39), seven passed to the second stage (7/19), five to the semi-finals (5/8) and 2 made it to the final stage (2/5): Pedro López Salas and Okui Shio (Japan)1All three “Fazioli pianists” admitted to the final round resulted in prize winners at the Warsaw International Chopin Piano Competition2Bruce (Xiaoyu) Lee won first prize at the XVIII Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition3.




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