July 7, 2016

Roland and 101 Pianists in Philadelphia

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Roland Partners with Lang Lang International Music Foundation for Piano Education on a Grand Scale

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On May 10, Temple University hosted the first 101 Pianists concert and masterclass event of 2016 in Philadelphia, PA. Using 50 Roland pianos, 100 piano students from the local community performed together as a “piano orchestra” with acclaimed concert pianist Lang Lang. The Lang Lang International Music Foundation, together with the Philadelphia Orchestra, organized the educational event as part of the orchestra’s PlayIN series of programs, designed to encourage people of all ages to experience classical music as listeners or performers.

October 21, 2015

Piano Star Lang Lang and Roland Support “101 Pianists”

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Lang Lang Takes Stage with 50 Roland Pianos and 100 Young Musicians

Students rehearse on Roland pianos for “101 Pianists” concert.

One hundred piano students from California’s Bay Area took to the stage at Sonoma State University’s Weill Hall in October to perform a program entitled, “101 Pianists.” Each student was paired with another student on one of 50 Roland RP401R digital pianos onstage, and together, while accompanied by world-renowned classical pianist Lang Lang, they performed two-handed arrangements of Schubert’s Marche Militaire, No. 1 in D major and Brahms’ Hungarian Dance, No 5. in F-sharp minor. More