From the First Fleet to Changi, Australia's pianos have a long history
- Written by Scott Davie, Piano tutor and Lecturer, Sydney Conservatorium Music, University of Sydney
The first piano arrived in Australia with the First Fleet in 1788. Shutterstock
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