{"id":74092,"date":"2022-02-08T09:07:42","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T14:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=74092"},"modified":"2022-02-08T09:07:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T14:07:42","slug":"scoop-donor-gives-u-ts-faculty-music-creme-de-la-creme-steinway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2022\/02\/08\/scoop-donor-gives-u-ts-faculty-music-creme-de-la-creme-steinway\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | Donor Gives U of T\u2019s Faculty of Music A \u2018Creme de la cr\u00e8me\u2019 Steinway"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_74093\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74093\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74093\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Steinway_Model_D.jpg\" alt=\"Steinway Model D (Photo: courtesy of Steinway &amp; Sons)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-74093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steinway Model D (Photo: courtesy of Steinway &amp; Sons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Announced quietly in an <a href=\"https:\/\/defygravitycampaign.utoronto.ca\/news-and-stories\/swee-hoh-piano-gift-love-music-university-toronto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">internal U of T news report<\/a>, there is a touching story we couldn&#8217;t help feeling good about today.<\/p>\n<p>A Toronto couple (<strong>Lilian Wei-Chee Goh<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Swee Chua Goh<\/strong>, married 47 years strong) attended a concert at the University of Toronto\u2019s MacMillan Theatre three years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Little did they know how important this concert would be.<\/p>\n<p>The performance was by pianist Michelle Lin performing Tchaikovsky\u2019s <em>Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23<\/em> with the University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Uri Mayer. Lilian was so impressed by the concert that she kept the program in a drawer as a keepsake.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JjEMRmCHJuU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>In a devastating turn, Lilian ended up passing away. Mourning her loss, Swee wanted somehow to commemorate his wife\u2019s memory and love of music. The two meet as students at U of T, and so he called the Faculty of Music to talk about making a financial donation in Lilian\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<p>After the initial call, he later noticed a concert program from Michelle Lin\u2019s performance sitting at the top of a pile on programs in a drawer. In a flash of serendipity, it hit him. The perfect way to honour his wife was to donate a piano in her name.<\/p>\n<p>He phoned the school back to discuss the idea, and the school was delighted. After further talks, Swee decided on Steinway Model D, one of the most prized pianos money can buy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I first heard the Faculty of Music needed a new piano, there was some discussion around the [model of] piano itself,\u201d Swee said. \u201cThe consensus was the Hamburg Steinway, the cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me of concert grands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We could not think of a better way to carry the memory of a loved one through the donation of a prized musical instrument.<\/p>\n<p>This new donation also gives U of T\u2019s Faculty of Music three Steinway concert grands. Two of them currently reside at U of T\u2019s Walter Hall. One donated by a U of T professor emeritus in the 1990s is called the \u201cMcConica Steinway\u201d after his mother. The other is unnamed, and like a racehorse, due to be retired soon.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Model D fast facts:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Model D is the flagship concert grand for the famed Steinway &amp; Sons piano company<\/li>\n<li>Its quality is arguably unmatched. Measuring 8&#8217;11 \u00be\u201d in length and 1,000 lbs, these models have become the symbol of luxury and precision craftsmanship<\/li>\n<li>It receives extra prep and care during the lengthy manufacturing stage for its use on stage<\/li>\n<li>Steinway piano bank: Most of the best concert grands sold in Canada and the US are Model B or D Grands.<\/li>\n<li>They are typically used on the stage for 4-5 years before being sold to clients<\/li>\n<li>The cost of a Model D ranges from $188,000 to $206,000 CAD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><em><b>#LUDWIGVAN<\/b><\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"western\"><em>Get the daily arts news straight to your inbox.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><em>Sign up for the Ludwig van Daily \u2014 classical music and opera in five minutes or less <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/ludwig-van.us9.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4f785cb3f9058f2393ccad035&amp;id=57cdb68eac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>HERE<\/em><\/a>.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s a sweet story behind a recent donation to the University of Toronto Faculty of Music.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":74093,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[39907,22,39,47,63],"tags":[3118,32227],"yst_prominent_words":[7202,22646,7413,9143,11627,6616,7141,10535,9231,11459,14159],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Steinway_Model_D.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9bakr-jh2","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74092"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74092"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74092\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74094,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74092\/revisions\/74094"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74092"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=74092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}