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Article: Pianists at Tel Hai: A hands-on commitment
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- Jerusalem Post
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- August 12, 1996
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MICHAEL AJZENSTADT
Jerusalem Post
08-12-1996
Why would piano-manufacturing company Kawai send 25 upright pianos and seven grand pianos direct from its plant in Japan to Galilee?
The answer: To enable every participant in the Tel Hai piano master classes to practise as much as possible, thereby solving what used to be an ongoing problem the lack of rehearsal facilities. Kawai is sponsoring the event, but the pianos are not merely a gift. According to the program's general director Marina Bondarenko, "After our program they will sell these pianos here in Israel."
This morning at 9, 43 pianists aged 16-33 from 10 countries will gather at the Tel Hai Rodman Regional College, just a hop, skip ...