Yamaha & J. Kepler University Of Linz, Avant Grand

The faculty selected a Yamaha N2 AvantGrand piano to aid their investigations into establishing a better understanding of the complexities of ‘Expressive Music Performance’.

The secrets of musical expression

The Johannes Kepler University of Linz in Austria is an internationally prominent educational establishment specialising in business, engineering, law, science, and the social sciences.

It is also home to the Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics (RICAM) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Yamaha has been working with university staff for some time on an exciting music research project that brings together science and the arts.

The faculty selected a Yamaha N2 AvantGrand piano to aid their investigations into establishing a better understanding of the complexities of ‘Expressive Music Performance’. The university selected the N2 because of its unique hybrid design and its ability to help them interpret the finer details of piano playing – notably timing, dynamics, articulation and pedaling. They are particularly impressed by the exceptionally natural ‘feel’ that such a non-acoustic instrument provides to skilled pianists.