Celebrate Piano Day with Yamaha and Nat Bartsch

Piano Day, an annual worldwide event founded by a group of like-minded people, takes place on the 88th day of the year – in 2021 it’s the 29th March – because of the number of keys on the instrument being celebrated.

Nat Bartsch, Australian Pianist/composer joins us at Yamaha to celebrate everything that is the Piano on the 88th day of the year – a day that welcomes all kinds of piano lovers: young and old, amateur and professional, of any musical direction – to join in.

DATE: Monday 29 March
TIME: 11:00am (VIC, NSW, TAS - AEDT) / 10:30am (SA, NT - AECT) / 10:00am (QLD - AEST) / 8:00am (WA - AWST)
PLATFORM: Facebook Live (join event below)

"To me, Piano Day is about nurturing and celebrating everyone’s relationship with the piano - not just those of us who are lucky to play it for a living. The person who plays after a long day at work. The person resuming lessons in retirement. The child who just mastered their first song with two hands The student who just wrote their first composition. I love that the piano is so accessible for people across the lifespan - from the smallest hands to the oldest hands" - Nat Bartsch

Melbourne pianist/composer Nat Bartsch creates ethereal, lyrical music that blends post-classical sensibilities with jazz improvisation. On Piano Day 2021, Yamaha Music Australia will present a solo online performance and interview with Nat about her forthcoming album Hope. As part of the event, Nat will premiere a special teacher-student duet version of her piece 'Brightness in the Hills', written in memory of her childhood piano teacher. This sheet music will be available as a free download for a limited time after the performance, with donations encouraged in exchange to Piano Project, who provide free piano lessons to children who have recently migrated to Melbourne.