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YML attending this year's Country 2 Country show at The O2 London.

Toda'y News Guide from Yamaha & EASY SOUNDS

The 12th Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition, one of the most prestigious events of its kind in the country, gets under way at the White Rock Theatre in Hastings on Thursday February 25 and will run until Saturday March 5. Performances will take place on the highly acclaimed CFX concert grand piano.

Even in his absence David Bowie was the star of this year’s prestigious Brit Awards and when acclaimed Pianist and composer Mike Garson needed a piano for the brilliant David Bowie tribute at the show he specified Yamaha's flagship concert grand piano, the CFX, without hesitation.

The nominations for the 2016 Jazz FM Awards have been announced. The most prestigious ceremony in the jazz, soul and blues calendar is this year taking place on Tuesday 26th April at London’s Bloomsbury Ballroom.

Yamaha's amazing AvantGrand N3 Hybrid Grand piano recently went centre stage at London's legendary Savoy Hotel for a music video featuring Alex Mendham and his Orchestra.

Soon starting again: Musikmesse and Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt! And of course Yamaha joins - both fairs in fact. We will exhibit from April 5th - 8th on the Prolight + Sound and from April 7th - 10th we are participating at Musikmesse. Read more ...

Now faster and more flexible. See you at ISE in Amsterdam and read more here ...

Soul Shadows, the new album by Yamaha Artist Paul Carrack follows directly from Carrack's starring role as a member of Eric Clapton's touring band, handpicked by the guitar legend just as he has been over the years by everyone from Elton John to B.B. King, Roxy Music to Ringo Starr, the Pretenders to the Smiths.

Elton John surprised London commuters today, 4th Feb, when he stopped off at St Pancras International to perform a few classics on a new Yamaha piano which he later donated to the station for everyone to play.