Our Campaign to Acquire a Steinway Model D Piano
Here is the complete list of key donors to date.
In our season opening concert with Kevin Chen, we inaugurated our newly acquired Steinway & Sons piano to universal acclaim.
Members of the audience, including many musicians and pianists, praised the beautiful sound quality of the instrument. Kevin Chen himself declared himself completely pleased with the piano and commented on how comfortable and easy it is to play on the piano.
Before the recital, Graham Blank, Vice-President of Tom Lee Music Canada, gave a highly interesting talk – Secrets of the Steinway – where he presented details the meticulousness that goes into the making of every Steinway piano. At the end of the talk, Graham showed a short video of our piano-selection tour to New York City with Charles Richard-Hamelin, our eminent Artistic Director.
The Vancouver Chopin Society was able to make this major acquisition in a. relatively short time because of incredible the generosity of many individuals. At this point, we have paid $300,000 of the total amount of $329,000 (including taxes). In additional, we are now completely responsible for the costs of storage, insurance, maintenance, and tuning of the piano – all to ensure that the piano will continue to give all our future artists the best possible piano experience for decades to come.
We see this acquisition as an investment in and a testament to the future of live music in Vancouver. And this is why we are asking you, our supporters, to please continue your financial support of our piano campaign, so that the piano can continue to make beautiful music for you.
You can support our “88 Keys Campaign” by purchasing one key for $3,888! We still have 11 keys available.
You can select your keys by pressing button below to access our campaign page and make a pledge. Please remember that no payment is required at this point. We will contact you regarding the next steps once a pledge is made.
You can also give a donation through CanadaHelps platform, our online ticketing platform, e-transfer to info@chopinsociety.org, or by cheque to #400 – 601 West Broadway Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., V5Z 4C2 (phone: 236.878.4056).
Here is the complete list of key donors to date.
We thank everyone who has helped us acquire our beautiful instrument, and we thank all of you for your continuing support.
DONOR BENEFITS
Gift of one key ($3888 CAN)
1. Tax receipt of entire donation amount.
2. Website donor listing (donor has option of remaining anonymous)
3. Regular concert program donor acknowledgement and listing
4. Free subscription of Chopin in the World magazine from Poland for one year
5. Two complimentary tickets to a concert at the Orpheum in the 2025-2026 season, plus 2 complimentary tickets to two other concerts of the donor’s choice.
Gift of two keys ($7,776 CAN)
1. All of the aforementioned benefits
2. Donor plaque presented by President of Vancouver Chopin Society and Honorary Membership in The Vancouver Chopin Society
3. A lapel Pin of Vancouver Chopin Society logo
4. Acknowledgement in PowerPoint projection before each concert for one season
5. Free subscription of Chopin in the World magazine from Poland for three years
6. Invitation to a post-concert reception for a select concert during the season
7. Two free tickets to concerts at the Orpheum in 2026 plus two other
concerts of the donor’s choice
Gift of three keys or more ($11664 CAN)
1. All of the aforementioned benefits
2. Two complimentary subscriptions to all concerts in the upcoming season
3. Two tickets to one of the International Chopin Piano Competition (Warsaw) final rounds in Warsaw – not including airfare or hotel accommodation
4. A table in the lobby for every concert in one season for displaying corporate material
5. An opportunity to post a video with a “Donor’s message or Donor’s story” on the society’s YouTube channel
6. One backstage visit to a select performing artist during the season (at artost’s discretion)