Fazioli F308 Makes Appearance during Midsummer’s Music Fest

Fazioli F308

This summer, piano movers in Chicago, Illinois, will carefully load a Fazioli F308 into a truck lined with protective padding, to begin a 300-mile, 6-hour journey to Ellison Bay. The Fazioli F308 is the largest and most prestigious concert piano in the world. Its destination is the Midsummer’s Music Festival season finale – Music for a Grand Parlor – in the largest private home in Wisconsin.

After the piano is tuned and placed in the grand parlor of the opulent, French-inspired Ellison Bay Estate, it will be ready for the July 17 performance. This will be the first public concert ever held at the 42-room “Gatsby-esque” mansion. The works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Nepomuk Hummel and Sergei Liapunov will be featured.

“When I stepped into the Grand Parlor of the Ellison Bay Estate, I knew immediately that we needed a very special piano for this performance,” said Jim Berkenstock, Midsummer’s Music festival founder. “The Fazioli is a pianist’s dream to play and an instrument of exceptional tonal beauty and color.”

Music for a Grand Parlor takes place July 17 at 4 pm. Alexander’s of Door County will cater the event. Tickets are $150 per person. Location details provided upon event registration. For more information, visit midsummermusic.com or call 920.854.7088.