[{"text_idx": "#000016", "text": "24 brand new All Steinway pianos came together in the Carne foyer of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama on 9 September to perform a new work simply called 24 Pianos. The event celebrated the College\u2019s new status as the first Steinway Exclusive Conservatoire in Europe, with the creation of a world-leading fleet of All Steinway pianos."}, {"text_idx": "#000017", "text": "The piece, specially written by composer and RWCMD postgraduate student Julia Plaut, was performed by 24 pianists including Junior Conservatoire students, students, graduates and staff (under socially distanced conditions). Through a refraction of fragments drawn from the joyous Welsh folk song The Bells of Aberdovey, the performance celebrated the partnership with Steinway, the magnificence of the piano and its collaborative potential."}]