Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The piano was invented in Italy, refined by the French and near-perfected by the Germans. But for a period of ...

For generations, the grand piano stood at the heart of the home: a symbol of refinement, a gathering place where music and society converged. In the modern age, that stature has waned—too often these ...

For generations, the grand piano stood at the heart of the home: a symbol of refinement, a gathering place where music and society converged. In the modern age, that stature has waned-too often these ...