Pianotreff 2026, Arvika

18-20 September 2026

Welcome to Nordisk Pianotreff 2026!

Nordisk Pianotreff is an annual event arranged by the Scandinavian piano tuners’ associations since 1996. This year the Swedish association SPTF will arrange the convention, and we are happy to invite you to a very broad program and also extend the convention to three days.

The congress will take place at the Ingesund School of Music, September 18 – 20 2026, and as you probably already heard, the convention will for the first time be held along with the Swedish piano pedagogues association (SPPF) which will broaden the program even more. As a part of the congress and the lectures, a piano and grand piano exhibition with several European piano manufacturers will take place in the large concert hall.

The main focus of the congress will be the instrument and the music. In the exhibition you will have the opportunity to compare and discuss the different tonal characters on several of the leading piano and grand piano manufacturers. On Saturday a concert on the different brands will be held where you have a unique opportunity hear professional musicians play on the instruments.

But we also have some traditional lectures, for example Daniel Levitan from USA. Levitan is the writer of the acknowledged book “The Craft of Piano Tuning” who will talk about piano tuning from the traditional view of listening, but also about the very important – and often forgotten part – the piano tuner’s work with her/his right and left hand. Don’t miss this.

And as a contrast to all the modern and new things, we are very proud to present a builder and manufacturer of historical instruments, Paul McNulty and his wife, Viviana Sofronitsky,
one of the most famous concert pianists on historical instruments of today. McNulty’s copies of historical instruments have spread to concert stages and institutions all over the world,
such as the Royal Academy of Music in London, Chopin’s Institute in Warsaw and even to the Swedish Radio in Stockholm. To Arvika he and his wife will bring a palette of historical instruments to present at the exhibition. A concert and masterclass with Viviana Sofronitsky will take place on Friday evening. This will be a very memorable event. Paul will hold an exclusive workshop for us on Sunday, more information will come.

This is just a small part of the program, the complete program will follow below.

The congress fee will cover lunches, a dinner on Saturday the 19th and transports by bus between Ingesund and Arvika. Accommodation are not included in the price. In Arvika you will find Scandic Hotel, Bristol Hotel and Jennys. There are also cabins are to rent at Ingestrands Camping, very close to the Music School.

The congress fee for members of a piano guild are 2500 SEK for two days, 2900 SEK for three days. There is an even larger discount for any Student/Apprentice/Companion, with
the price of 1500 SEK for three days. The prices are valid until August 18th, after which the price may rise. You are welcome register online at www.pianotreff,com, or you can contact us
at info@klaververkstaden.se. The form for registration will follow below.

Program

The program is mostly in place, but some slots are still open, and the internal order and length may change.

Friday the 18th is mainly targeting piano technicians while on Saturday the 19th we strive to have a common program. On Sunday 20th there are two parallel paths, one piano pedagogic and one more workshop related technical path on the morning, where Paul McNulty offer an exclusive seminar on working with old actions. More parallel workshops may be added.

Friday 18/9

• 09:00 The congress will open
• 09:30 Daniel Levitan #1 – the piano tuner’s ear
• 10:15 Coffee break
• 10:45 Daniel Levitan #2 – the pianotuner’s hand
• 11:30 Visit our exhibitors
• 12:00 Lunch
• 13:00 Steingraeber
• 13:45 August Förster – the Concert Grand Sovereign 275 and keyboard for small hands – Stretto
• 14:30 Coffee break
• 15:00 Open program slot
• 15:45 Paul McNulty
• 16:30 Open program slot
• 17:15 Visit our exhibitors / light refreshment in bistro
• 18:30 Masterclass / concert on Paul McNulty’s instruments with Vivian Sofronitsky

Saturday 19/9

• 09:15 Registering for EPTA members and coffee
• 09:45 Paul McNulty – the pianos of the great masters
• 10:40 Piano manufacturers presents: Steinway and Förster
• 11:30 Lunch
• 13:30 Nicola Cantan – “Z to α”. How to get music lessons to work for generation Z and Alfa?
• 14:30 Martin Sturfält & Jonas Svensson – the piano action and the pianist.
• 15:15 Coffee break
• 15:45 Piano manufacturers presents: Steingraeber, Bechstein och Alaudis
• 16:45 Masterclass with Julia Mustonen
• 17:45 Break
• 18:00 Concert with students from Ingesund
• 19:30 Bus from Ingesund
• 20:00 Dinner in Arvika.

Sunday 20/9 (path 1)

• 9:30 Board meeting EPTA
• 10:00 Henrik Kilhamn – Sonata Secrets – possibility with Youtube and the digital arena
• 10:30 Nicola Cantan – “Understanding additional needs: How to help your neurodiverse students succeed”
• 11:30 Grete Helle Rasmussen – ”steps and progressions from beginners to high school”.
• 12:30 Lunch
• 14:00 Lecture with Julia Mustonen

Sunday 20/9 (path 2)

• 09:00 Workshop with Paul McNulty
• 12:30 Lunch

Registration

Please follow this link and fill out the form to register for the convention:

https://forms.gle/EN4XWKfqD79FnLZt5

After we’ve received your information we will send you an email with your total for payment. Note that your booking is only final once your payment has been registered. You will get an reply from us as soon as we have registered your payment.

Payment is made to the following bank info and account:

BANK: Nordea Bank Abp

PLUSGIRO: 32 40 70-2

ACCOUNT NO: 9960 4203240702

IBAN: SE31 9500 0099 6042 0324 0702

Please mark your bank transfer with full name, so that we can keep track of incoming payments and registrations.