![]() ![]() He is performing at a private concert at the Hyperion Theater inside Disney’s California Adventure as part of the National Association of Music Merchants annual show. In Anaheim, when Elton John plays his “Nikita” red Yamaha Disklavier piano, phantom fingers will play similar Yamaha pianos in Japan, Korea, Russia, Canada and other locations around the world. “The Disklavier becomes one instrument that is (that) big.” “You’re actually hearing a live instrument playing at its source, with the only unique factor being that the performer is 12,000 miles away,” said Edward Bilous, director of the center for innovation in the arts at the Juilliard School in New York. Even so, the idea of broadcasting an artist’s performance this way has stirred excitement in the music world. Whether the technology will do anything to change the diminished place pianos hold in modern life is unclear. 25 so that audiences around the world can hear John play “live.” base in Buena Park, will digitally link a fleet of its high-tech $20,000-plus Disklavier pianos on Jan. In an attempt to add some luster to the player piano, the Japanese piano maker Yamaha, with its U.S. When Elton John comes to Anaheim this month, he won’t just pound the keys on his flaming red custom Yamaha, he’ll also be playing dozens of pianos spread across the globe, all at the same time. Also performing during the three-hour event will be Amy Grant, Chaka Khan, Dave Grusin, Earth, Wind & Fire, David Foster, Dave Koz, James Newton Howard, LEOGUN, Landon Pigg, Lucy Schwartz, Michael McDonald, Sarah McLachlan, Toto and Sinbad. Elton John will perform around 10:25 p.m. Visit or during the event, which kicks off at 8 p.m. 23 UPDATE: Yamaha announced it will stream the concert free online, even for those without a piano.
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