Hotel Announcement
The piano played by Dr. Einstein
Free Lobby Concerts During Summer Vacation
Period: August 3rd to August 18th, 2024 (Weekends and public holidays only)
[Special project to commemorate our 115th anniversary]
The melodies played by students aspiring to a career in music serve as a bridge to the future.
This piano was played by Dr. Einstein 102 years ago. Please enjoy the sounds that students are playing, which will serve as a bridge to the future.
| Schedule | August 3rd (Sat) - 18th (Sun), 2024 (Weekends and public holidays only) |
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| Time | 14:00～14:30 |
| Location | Main Building lobby, "Sakura" |
| Fee | Free (participation is open to all). |
August 3rd (Sat), 4th (Sun), 17th (Sat), and * 18th (Sun)
*Associate Professor Keisuke Suzuki will perform on the 18th (Sunday).
〇 Doshisha Women's University, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Department of Music
August 10th (Sat), 11th (Sun), 12th (Mon, public holiday)
About the piano played by Dr. Einstein
This upright piano was made around 1900 by the Harrington Company in New York. The legs bear the driving wheel mark of the Ministry of Railways, which operated the hotel at the time. Dr. Albert Einstein played this piano when he stayed at the hotel for two days from December 17, 1922. After the war, it went missing, but after being taken to the Osaka Railway Bureau building, it was moved to the Transportation Science Museum in 1992. It was then discovered to be the piano that had once been in Nara Hotel, and it returned to its homeland in January 2009. It was repaired to a playable condition in 2012, but due to deterioration of parts, a major repair was completed in February 2024.
We will be distributing special discount coupons for reproduction fans, souvenirs from 90 years ago.
To commemorate our 115th anniversary, we have reproduced the fans that we used to give as souvenirs to our foreign customers 90 years ago.
The design of the fan was a special order commissioned by the Ministry of Railways, which was managing Nara Hotel at the time, and painted by two masters of Japanese painting, Yokoyama Taikan and Kawai Gyokudo.
We will be distributing special discount coupons for the reproduction fans (¥2,500 → ¥1,500) that can be used at Souvenir shop, exclusively for guests who attend the lobby concert.
| Contact Us | TEL:0742-24-1151 （平日 10:00～18:00） |
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