It’s difficult to dissect the success of Kawai’s K1. On one hand, it offered a decidedly low-budget alternative to Roland’s D-50 - the hottest synth on the market at the time of the K1’s release. On ...

Music retail platform Sam Ash has released a new guide evaluating three distinct digital keyboards priced at less than $1000 ...

At the age of 67, Hirotaka Kawai seems a frail, old man. But he is very lively in conversation. His eyes sparkle whenever he talks about his beloved Kawai music empire -- and the legacy of this ...

Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Mr Chiu also founded Kawai Music School in 1980, which offers courses in various instruments, including the piano, guitar and drums.

'I had the sense I was on a mission when I decided to do this project,' recounts Poland-based Japanese pianist Yuko Kawai, who has been introducing authentic versions of the works of Chopin (1810 ...

Just when the analogue revival was kicking off, Kawai bucked the trend with a digital synth that sounded like nothing else - before or since ...