A FEW THINGS ABOUT US

Our music store offers since 40 years quality pianos and technical services for all kinds of keyboard instruments (pianos, harpsichords, church organs) including tuning, servicing, and restoration.
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The name Yiannis Karydas is well known among the Greek and international music community and highly appreciated by all major concert Halls and music institutions in Greece. Some highlights of our activities include, the supply of pianos and the solely responsibility for the technical conditioning of all keyboard instruments for:

Soon after the establishment of our music store in 1976, we got involved in the creation and technical conditioning of harpsichords. Result of this endeavor is our establishment as the main experts for this pre-classical keyboard instrument in Greece.  We are still offering technical and consulting services for the aforementioned institutions and private clients.

Furthermore, we are responsible for the technical conditioning of the largest church Organ in Greece, situated at the Megaron Athens Concert Hall. The specialization in the specific instrument started in 1993 when the owner and founder, Yiannis Karydas, got actively involved in its construction by the company Orgelbau Klais; the specialization continued by his training at the Klais factory in Bonn, Germany. Our services for this instrument are highly valued by owners of smaller church organs, as well, like the Anglican Church in Athens, Greece.

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The name Yiannis Karydas is well known among the Greek and international music community and highly appreciated by all major concert Halls and music institutions in Greece. Some highlights of our activities include, the supply of pianos and the solely responsibility for the technical conditioning of all keyboard instruments for:

Soon after the establishment of our music store in 1976, we got involved in the creation and technical conditioning of harpsichords. Result of this endeavor is our establishment as the main experts for this pre-classical keyboard instrument in Greece.  We are still offering technical and consulting services for the aforementioned institutions and private clients.

Furthermore, we are responsible for the technical conditioning of the largest church Organ in Greece, situated at the Megaron Athens Concert Hall. The specialization in the specific instrument started in 1993 when the owner and founder, Yiannis Karydas, got actively involved in its construction by the company Orgelbau Klais; the specialization continued by his training at the Klais factory in Bonn, Germany. Our services for this instrument are highly valued by owners of smaller church organs, as well, like the Anglican Church in Athens, Greece.

OUR PARTNERS

Since 2008, our firm holds the exclusive distribution rights for the RitmüllerKayserburg, and Pearl River pianos, by the Pearl River Piano Group. Our 40-year-old history in the piano industry and our large customer portfolio, which is built on trust, give us great responsibility towards the Greek piano lovers. Thus, we proudly engage in this partnership, due to their high quality/price ratio and their performance in absolute terms. Proof is the 23rd Annual Music Merchandise Review – Dealers’ Choice Award for the best piano line for the year 2015.

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OUR COLLABORATIONS

Since 1980 the owner of the company, and piano technician, Yannis Karydas, has worked with Greek leading music institutions and internationally renowned Greek and foreign artists.

INSTITUTIONS

Athens Megaron Concert Hall, Thessaloniki Megaron Concert Hall, National Opera of Greece, Athens and Epidaurus Festival, Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Maria Callas Grand Prix (International Piano Competition), Michael Kakoyiannis Foundation, Niarchos foundation, Onassis Foundation / S.G.T, National Symphony Orchestra of Greece, and many more…

GREEK ARTISTS

Thanassis Apostolopoulos, Dora Bakopoulou, Aris Garoufalis, Danae Kara, Cyprien Katsaris, Leonidas Kavakos, Stefanos Korkolis, Theodoros Kotepanos, Nikos Laaris, Natalie Michailidou, Alexandra Papastefanou, Dimitris Sgouros, Vassilis Tsabropoulos, Theodore Tzovanakis, Janis Vakarelis, Karolos Zouganelis, and others…

FOREIGN ARTISTS

Radu Lupu, Ivo Pogorelic, Grigory Sokolov, Maria Joao Pires, Helene Grimaud, Martha Argeric, Mikhail Pletnev, Nikolai Arnoldovich Petrov, Andras Schiff, Lang Lang, Chick Corea, Kenny Barron, and others…