The Latest from Kawai Global
MP11SE/MP7SE Software Update v1.05
Kawai Japan is pleased to announce the opening of "Kawai Europa GmbH – Poland Branch" in Warsaw, Poland.
Kawai will be exhibiting at the forthcoming "Music China 2023" event, Asia's largest musical instrument exhibition and music trade fair, to be held in Shanghai, China this year.
Kawai Japan has officially released the English version of its "Kawai Report 2023," providing a comprehensive overview of the company's efforts in environmental sustainability, its engagement with societal issues, and its alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report is now available as a downloadable PDF from the Kawai Global website.
The pianist Masaya Kamei won the first-prize at the Long–Thibaud–Crespin International Music Competition 2022. He appeared at the Kawai Concert No. 2332 on June 9th and talked with me about the recital program, his first album “VIRTUOZO”, and his brilliant achievement at the Long–Thibaud–Crespin Competition, where he won the Audience Award and Critics’ Award.
On June 13th, Dina Yoffe performed at the Kawai Concert 2023, and after the concert I was able to ask her to give me her thoughts about the program. I also explored with her the state of international piano competitions in recent times from the perspective of both jury members and teachers, as well as her views on up-and-coming pianists in Japan.
At the Sydney International Piano Competition 2023 held from July 12th to 24th, 2023, in Sydney, Australia, three of the six finalists performed using the Shigeru Kawai SK-EX full concert grand piano.
Software update for CA901/CA701, CA99/CA79 digital and NV10S/NV5S, ATX4/AR2 hybrid pianos.
Kawai Japan is delighted to announce the CA401 and CA501, the latest high-performance additions to the popular Concert Artist series of premium digital pianos, and successors to the highly regarded CA49 and CA59.
Kawai will exhibit at the 2023 NAMM Show, the largest musical instrument trade show in the U.S.A., to be held from April 13, 2023, in Anaheim, California, U.S.A.
The Epinal International Piano Competition 2023 was held in Epinal, France from March 18 to 26, and the Shigeru Kawai SK-EX full concert grand piano was chosen as the official piano for the competition.
Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd. would like to announce that as part of our efforts to reduce environmental impact, we will be implementing a solar power generation system at our Ryuoyo factory, which is a manufacturing facility for grand pianos and upright pianos. The solar power system will be operational starting from December 23, 2022.
Musical Merchandise Review (MMR) magazine has announced the results of its 2022 ‘Dealer’s Choice Awards’, naming Kawai’s Acoustic pianos as ‘Acoustic Piano Line of the Year’.
The instability issue reported by some customers has been fully resolved in v1.3.3 of the LCD touchpanel software.
Kawai Japan has released an updated version of the PianoRemote digital/hybrid piano control app for iOS and Android devices.
Kawai Japan has issued a software update for the AnyTime ATX4 and AURES AR2 hybrid pianos.
This recommended v1.22 software update resolves an issue with the instrument's USB-MIDI port, whereby the device would sometimes not be detected correctly by the computer, or would require the ES520 to be turned on before being connected to the computer in order to be detected successfully.
At the 8th Sendai International Music Competition Piano Section held from June 11th to 26th, 2022, in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, all six finalists performed using the Shigeru Kawai SK-EX full concert grand piano.
Kawai will exhibit at the 2022 NAMM Show, the largest musical instrument trade show in the U.S.A., to be held from June 3, 2022, in Anaheim, California, U.S.A.
Kawai Japan is pleased to announce the CN201 and CN301, the latest additions to the popular CN Series of digital pianos, and successors to the highly regarded CN29 and CN39 models.
Kawai Japan is delighted to announce the ES120, the latest addition to Kawai’s ES series of portable digital pianos, and the long-awaited successor to the extremely popular ES110.
