Deccan Chronicle

MAGNIFICEN­T instrument!

CHECK OUT THE MOST EXPENSIVE PIANOS IN THE WORLD AND THE INTERESTIN­G HISTORY BEHIND EACH PIECE

- DC CORRESPOND­ENT

From Ingrid Bergman’s Ilsa saying to the pianist, “For old time’s sake. Play it Sam. Play, As time Goes By,” in the movie Casablanca to Bollywood’s first superstar Rajesh Khanna’s Kamal singing Pyaar Deewana Hota Hai for Asha Parekh in Kati Patang, the piano has captured the imaginatio­n of filmmakers across countries. And why just in films? In reality too, piano has always been considered a grand musical instrument and symbol of opulence. Here’s a list of most expensive pianos in the world. Their price is so exorbitant that no Massachuse­tts Institute of Technology (MIT) student will even think of tossing them from the top of a building on the campus, no matter what the tradition says!

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