Recording an album at the Bösendorfer piano factory showroom
Hugh Sung, Director of Institutional Solutions at Cunningham Piano Company, was recently invited to collaborate with international flutist Jasmine Choi (https://jasminechoi.com) on a recording project at the Bösendorfer piano factory showroom, located in Wiener Neustadt, about 60 km south of Vienna, Austria. Bösendorfer provided a magnificent Model 280 Vienna Concert 9 foot concert grand for the recording. Hugh shares what makes this piano so wonderful to work on for collaborative piano music, from its incredible sensitivity, to its remarkable range of tone and color. No wonder the Bösendorfer is Hugh's favorite piano to play on!
What goes into building the world’s finest – and most expensive – pianos? I was recently invited to record an album with international flute superstar Jasmine Choi at the famed Bösendorfer piano factory. We recorded in the factory showroom for three days on a magnificent 9′ Bösendorfer Model 280 VC! After the recording sessions were done, I had an opportunity to tour the actual factory itself to see how these amazing pianos are crafted.