Thanks to a generous gift from Alan and Marilyn Korest, of Naples, Florida, the Conservatory has purchased its 200th Steinway piano. This represents a significant addition to Oberlin’s collection of more than 15,000 modern and historical instruments, and is a milestone of sorts in its nearly 130-year relationship with Steinway & Sons as its oldest continuous client and the first “All-Steinway School” in the country.

The Korests $150,000 gift has supported the purchase of a Model “D” built at Steinway’s factory in Hamburg, Germany, and honors the distinguished organist and pedagogue Fenner Douglass and his late wife, Jane, both of whom graduated from the Conservatory.

The Jane and Fenner Douglass Hamburg Steinway will be introduced to the world at a dedication concert on Sunday, April 29, at 3 p.m. in Finney Chapel. The event is free and open to the public. The concert will feature performances by members of the Conservatory’s piano faculty in a program that will include works by Brahms, Ravel, and Tchaikovsky, among others.