YAMAHA PROVIDES MAGIC TO DISNEY he magical world of Walt Disney has been extended to the high seas, where Disney Magic and Disney Wonder cruise ships transport vacationers from Walt Disney World to an activity filled Bahamian cruise. The Walt Disney Company has been synonymous with innovative, exciting, and creative entertainment in all of its ventures, so it is no surprise that when the Disney organization wanted state of the art pianos for their luxury cruisers, they would select Yamaha. Working with Peter Marsh of Eaton's Music Center, Naples, FL, Disney outfitted the Disney Magic with one C6 and two C3 conservatory grand pianos. The C3's provide piano entertainment in the Sessions Piano Bar and the Promenade Lounge, while the C6 resides in the Magic's main lobby. Disney is so pleased with the consistent quality and value of Yamaha that Mr. Marsh is in the process of ordering Yamaha pianos for the Magic's sister ship, the Disney Wonder. TAO CHANG MAKES CARNEGIE HALL DEBUT hen the gifted young pianist Tao Chang debuted at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall last September, he performed works by Medtner, Schubert, and Ravel on a Yamaha CFIIIS concert grand piano. The concert was sponsored by the XII Vianna da Motta Competition, which he won in 1997. Chang became the first Asian to win the prestigious event, as well as receiving a special prize for the best performance of a Chopin "Nocturne." In addition to performing concerts throughout the world as part of his first prize at the Vianna da Motta Competition, Chang is pursuing his doctoral degree with distinguished professor Sequeira Costa, at the University of Kansas. By studying with Costa, Chang is part of an interesting musical heritage. Costa was a student of da Motta, while da Motta was the last principal student of Franz Liszt. Chang began studying piano at the age of nine. From 1988 to 1992 he studied at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts under the tutelage of Gabriel Kwok. He received his Advanced Diploma in Piano Performance with high distinction and was also awarded the Royal Jockey Club Scholarship. In addition to the da Motta, Chang has won many international music competitions, such as the Karl Müller Piano Competition, Asia Regional Pre-Gina Bachauer Competition, Hong Kong Regional Selection for the China International Piano Competition, and KUSO Concerto Competition. In June 1996 he won first prize in the J.N. Hummel International Piano Competition in Bratislava, Slovak Republic, where he also won a special prize for the best performance of Hummel's work.

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