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Oscar Peterson
Signature Edition Bösendorfer
In the late 1970s during a concert in Vienna, Peterson turned to his impresario, Norman Granz, with the words: "Dammit, Norman, where does this box go? I also gotta have such a thing!" This was the beginning of great friendship. Peterson not only treasured his own personally selected Bösendorfer Concert Grand 290 Imperial, he remained a Bösendorfer artist throughout his life.
In 2002, he performed at Bösendorfer's 175th Anniversary Concert “A Night in Vienna” at the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna, which was later released on DVD and certified both Gold and Platinum in Canada. On that same visit, Peterson was honoured to receive the Bösendorfer Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Oscar Peterson Signature Edition Grand was created in collaboration with the “Estate of Oscar Peterson” which preserves Peterson’s legacy and launched in 2015. It was limited to 12 Bösendorfer Grands and is available in size 200 to 214VC . Each instrument has a Collector's Edition plate bearing Peterson’s lion logo and signature. Included with each instrument is a deluxe edition of “Oscar, With Love” with never before released compositions, all recorded in his home studio on his treasured Bösendorfer Imperial Piano.