Steinway & Sons D274

Bach
Beethoven
Mendelssohn
Brahms
Skrijabin
Debussy
Prokofiev
Lid open or not
Scale

Bösendorfer 290 "Imperial"

Bach
Beethoven
Mendelssohn
Liszt
Brahms
Skrijabin
Debussy
Prokofiev
Scale

Yamaha CFX

Bach
Beethoven
Mendelssohn
Brahms
Skrijabin
Debussy
Prokofiev
Scale

Steingraeber & Söhne Model E

Bach
Beethoven
Mendelssohn
Brahms
Skrijabin
Debussy
Prokofiev
Scale

Bösendorfer 280VC

Bach
Beethoven
Mendelssohn
Brahms
Skrijabin
Debussy
Prokofiev

C.Bechstein D 282

Bach
Beethoven
Mendelssohn
Brahms
Skrijabin
Debussy
Prokofiev

Pianist :
Shion Ota, UdK (Klavier Master Students, NUA, Master Students)
Mo Zhou (UdK, Konzertexamen Student)

Researcher :
Assoc. prof. Kazuya Nagae (NUA, Nagoya University of the Arts, Sound Media Course), Principal
Prof. Thorsten Weigelt (UdK, Universität der Künste Berlin, Tonmeister Course)
Prof. Toru Kamekawa (TUA, Tokyo University of the Arts, Musical creativity and the environment)
Prof. Atsushi Marui (TUA, Tokyo University of the Arts, Musical creativity and the environment)

Recording date and venue :
26 - 30 April 2022, Konzertsaal der UdK Berlin Recording

Production Producer :
Prof. Thorsten Weigelt (UdK)

Acoustics and Sychoacoustics Research :
Prof. Marui Atsushi (TUA), Prof. Toru Kamekawa (TUA)

Technical Coordination :
Shintaro Sugiura (UdK Students)

Musician Coordination :
Prof. Björn Lehmann, Prof. Markus Groh (UdK, Klavier)

Recording Producer and Engineer :
Shintaro Sugiura, Joshua Böke, SulA Kim, Youngwoo Joshua Park, Lukas Kleitsch (UdK Students), Prof. Thorsten Weigelt (UdK)

Assistant :
Masumi Adachi (TUA, Graduates)

Piano technician :
Gerd Finkenstein (fluegelfink), Monika Karnasch (Pianino Karnasch)

Instrument Support :
fluegelfink, C. Bechstein, Bösendorfer, Steinway & Sons Berlin, Yamaha Music Europe GmbH

Equipment Support :
SCHOEPS Microphones, Sennheiser Japan, RME, Synthax Japan

Web Design & Implementation:
Kazuya Nagae (NUA)

Web Playback System Programming :
Kyotaro Kobayashi (NUA, Graduates)

This work is supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP20K11897
本研究はJSPS科研費 JP20K11897の助成を受けたものです。

Press release of this project

A study of microphone placement in Grand Piano Recording Universität der Künste Berlin, Aktuelles

Information of the research presentation 32. Tonmeistertagung, 9 Nov 2023, CCD Düsseldorf

Presentation photo 32. Tonmeistertagung, 9 Nov 2023, CCD Düsseldorf

Comparison of different microphone positions for orchestra instruments, Joint Research Project with UdK and NUA