Isabel Kaempfer, Age 8, is competing in her first Chopin Competition! Wishing her best of luck! Isabel is a student of Elaine Chung, Bellevue Academy of Music.
Many people these days seem to be interested in the industries heavily promoted “hybrid pianos" as an alternative to acoustic models.
Most of the instruments sold as hybrids are actually digital pianos with regular piano actions to get a closer to acoustic feel. The digital manufacturers have been improving the actions since day one to try to come as close to an acoustic experience while playing as possible, and this is the ultimate outcome.