References PETROF

The loving work of five generations of the Petrof family has brought pleasure to musicians and composers and captured the hearts of thousands of other music lovers. PETROF instruments are able to at least partly calm the course of these bustling times. Prizes, accolades, medals, and titles all testify to the public recognition of the qualities possessed by these instruments. World-renowned opera singer Peter Dvorský also owns a PETROF grand piano. PETROF grand pianos have accompanied Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Luciano Pavarotti, Eva Urbanová, and many others at their concerts in Prague.

PETROF grand piano in the Spanish Hall of the Prague Castle

PETROF musical instruments have been played in the Hall of Pope Paul IV at the Vatican, at the UNESCO Palace in Paris, at La Scala in Milan, at HILTON hotels, in radio and television studios in the Czech Republic and abroad, at Czech embassies throughout the world, at the Opera House in Sydney, and in concert halls, theatres, and music institutes all over the world.
The PETROF I Mondial grand piano was played at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in Albertville and a white PETROF III grand piano is found in the President’s residence at Prague Castle.
There is a model of a 6-metre long PETROF grand piano on the main street in Mexico City.
World-renowned film-score composer Ennio Morricone owns a PETROF grand piano.
The famous Beatle sir Paul McCartney bought a PETROF grand piano in 2000.
Global legends such as Leonard Bernstein and Princess Diana played PETROF grand pianos on their visits to Prague, as did the wife of former Russian President Boris Yeltsin.
A PETROF I grand piano was bought by Bergen in Norway in 2005 and for Barratt Due’s Musikinstitut in Oslo.
A P II grand piano with a magnetically weighted mechanism has been an extremely popular feature in Belgrade since 2005.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, meanwhile, was taken with the PI Mistral grand piano.
Professors from Iceland selected a grand piano for their conservatory and music academy in 2005.
The sounds of a PETROF piano can be heard in Britain and in Ireland in places such as the Royal Academy of Music and the House of Lords / the Bank of Ireland.
In Prague: Lucerna Palace, Museum of Czech Music, National Museum, Ježek Conservatory, Semafor Theatre, etc.
There are also PETROF pianos in the East Bohemian metropolis of Hradec Králové, for example at the Klicpera Theatre, in primary schools and nursery schools, and at art schools.
The PI Mistral grand piano has also found a home for itself at the Opera House in Banská Bystrica in Slovakia, the Pskov Philharmonic in Russia, the Puschkin Music School in Saint Petersburg, the General University in Riga, Latvia, and the Church of St. Catherine in Vilnius, Lithuania.
The President’s residence in Valgaj, Russia owns a white PI Mistral grand piano.
A P IV ROCOCO grand piano is also owned by the Institute of Education in Saint Petersburg in Russia.
Many well-known performers, stars of stage and screen, and famous personalities have fallen in love with PETROF musical instruments.
Thirty ROCOCO grand pianos have even been sold to Japan.
Musician Bob Milne from the USA also owns a PETROF grand piano, using it to accompany parties of people such as George Bush Senior and Bill Gates. Renowned Las Vegas jazz musician Ghalib Ghallab is also a proud owner. A PETROF piano is played at the following institutions in the USA: Harvard University-Cambridge, Hyatt Hotels – Chicago, the universities in Indianapolis and Honolulu, the Ballet Theatre in Texas, the State University of Mississippi – Oxford, Studio Disney – Burbank, and Theatre Alex – Glendale.
The children’s palace in Peking is also able to boast a P II grand piano.
Concerts were staged in Cape Town in South Africa at which Dr. Abdullah Ibrahim played a PETROF piano.
PETROF pianos also satisfy even the most discerning customers at London’s prestigious Harrods department store.