Bromsgrove School Receive Bösendorfer 280 VC Grand Piano

12 Apr 2018

As part of Bromsgrove School’s ongoing commitment to the Performing Arts, the School has taken
receipt of a state-of-the-art concert grand piano from Coach House Pianos.

Handcrafted in Austria, the Bösendorfer 280 VC grand Vienna Concert piano features sophisticated VC
technology and an independent Capo d’Astro for perfect adjustment in the descant registry.

The concert grand piano will grace the stage of Routh Concert Hall, part of Bromsgrove’s new
Performing Arts Centre which was officially opened in November 2017 by Professor Julian Lloyd
Webber, Principal of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and the Honourable Christopher Lyttelton,
12th Viscount Cobham. Professor Lloyd Webber and the Conservatoire are closely involved with The
Bromsgrove International Young Musicians’ Competition, hosted annually at Bromsgrove School.

The Bosendorfer 280VC has only been in production since last year and is one of under 100 similar
models worldwide. The young musicians will officially be the first to perform on it in the competition
during closed auditions 22-23 February and the Final which will be held on Saturday 24th February.

Director of Music, James McKelvey said “We are thrilled to have such a world-class piano at
Bromsgrove. It will surely enhance the playing of our talented young musicians and in turn, the
audience’s experience of our concerts”.