Dr. Peter Phillips (AUS) ist eine Legende im Sachen Notenrollen und Reproduktionspianos. Er ist vermutlich der einzige PhD Doktor mit einer Dissertation zu diesem Thema. Seine Doktorarbeit mit dem Titel ‚Piano Rolls and Contemporary Player Pianos: The Catalogues, Technologies, Archiving and Accessibility‚ ist ein Standardwerk und here on the website of Sydney University. Equally valuable are many of his other publications, not only in the field of piano rolls, for example he is also the author of standard works in the field of electronics.
His interest in reproducing rolls was inspired by Denis Condon (1933-2012) in 1976. Peter is known and appreciated worldwide for his outstanding expertise and friendly helpfulness. Numerous study and research projects, events and concerts have only become possible thanks to his achievements and support. His achievements are particularly groundbreaking in the field of digitizing piano rolls and emulating midi files for modern self-playing systems such as the Bösendorfer CEUS project or the Yamaha Disklavier.
In this fascinating Video erklärt Peter seinen selbst entwickelten Roll-Reader, mit dem er die Musik z.B. von einer Welte Rot Notenrolle direkt auf dem Yamaha Disklavier wieder geben kann. Auf seiner Internetseite ‚PetersMidi‚ bietet er Tausende Titel als Midi und Audio zu außerordentlich günstigen Preisen an, da sein Hauptinteresse die Musik und deren Nutzung ist. In zahlreichen Vorträgen und Präsentationen in aller Welt teilt er seine Erkenntnisse und inspiriert Menschen für dieses Thema. Here is a lecturePeter gave in the final year of his dissertation at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Thanks to his inexhaustible energy and passion, the successful 3rd Global Piano Roll Meeting in Sydney in 2024 was made possible. The Opening Concert and also the Second Concert show the high art of his midi emulations and his passion for this subject.
It was through Peter that I really immersed myself in this subject area. I owe him and his wonderful husband so much - our encounters are always extremely inspiring on a human and professional level. I feel very honored and touched by his dedication.
