beethoven, chopin, classical music, mozart, piano

5 Piano Players Who Influenced the World

Invented sometime around 1700, the piano quickly became one of the most popular instruments in the world. During the last few hundred years, several masters have also emerged, enthralling people with their mastery of the piano. 5 legendary piano players. 1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Arguably the single most influential pianist in history, Mozart was ...

Nspirement Staff

Black piano keys with a sheet of music overlaid.

Czech Billionaire Buys Pianos Rejected by Beijing’s Childish Antics

Czech Senate President Milos Vystrcil recently led a delegation to Taiwan where he extended support to the island nation, a move that angered the Chinese regime. In retaliation, China rejected an order of pianos from Petrof, a Czech-based business that is one of the most prominent piano manufacturers in Europe. Karel Komarek, a Czech billionaire, ...

Armin Auctor

A piano keyboard.

An English Pianist Who Plays for Injured Elephants

Paul Barton is a classical pianist from Britain who spends his time playing the piano to a unique crowd — a group of blind and injured elephants at Elephants World in Thailand. Playing for the elephants Well into his late fifties, the idea of playing piano for elephants was something that came into Barton’s mind ...

Armin Auctor

A man playing the piano for an elephant.