{"id":1829863,"date":"2024-08-28T12:08:05","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T19:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kawaius.com\/?page_id=1829863"},"modified":"2025-04-14T17:10:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T00:10:38","slug":"kentaro-kawai","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kawaius.com\/company\/kentaro-kawai\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentaro Kawai"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row row-full-width align-center\"  id=\"row-1334676624\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-605992584\" class=\"col medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1111155619\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover box-shadow-4 dark\" style=\"padding-top:40%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/kawaius.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Kawai-Pianos-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"Kawai Pianos Company\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kawaius.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Kawai-Pianos-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/kawaius.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Kawai-Pianos-1-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/kawaius.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Kawai-Pianos-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kawaius.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Kawai-Pianos-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kawaius.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Kawai-Pianos-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kawaius.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Kawai-Pianos-1-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1111155619 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<style>\n#row-1334676624 > .col > .col-inner {\n  padding: 25px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"max-width:1300px\" id=\"row-1586494637\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1035492096\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"nav-wrapper\"><ul class=\"nav nav-uppercase nav-horizontal nav-size-large nav-line-bottom text-center nav-center\"><li class=><a href=\"https:\/\/kawaius.com\/company\/timeline\/\">Timeline<\/a><\/li><li class=><a href=\"https:\/\/kawaius.com\/company\/our-philosophy\/\">Our Philosophy<\/a><\/li><li class=><a href=\"https:\/\/kawaius.com\/company\/koichi-kawai\/\">Koichi Kawai<\/a><\/li><li class=><a href=\"https:\/\/kawaius.com\/company\/shigeru-kawai\/\">Shigeru Kawai<\/a><\/li><li class=><a href=\"https:\/\/kawaius.com\/company\/ryuyo-grand-piano-factory\/\">Ryuyo Grand Piano Factory<\/a><\/li><li class=><a href=\"https:\/\/kawaius.com\/company\/hirotaka-kawai\/\">Hirotaka Kawai<\/a><\/li><li class=active><a href=\"https:\/\/kawaius.com\/company\/kentaro-kawai\/\">Kentaro Kawai<\/a><\/li><li class=><a href=\"https:\/\/kawaius.com\/company\/kawai-today\/\">Kawai Today<\/a><\/li><li class=><a href=\"https:\/\/kawaius.com\/company\/kawai-heritage\/\">Heritage<\/a><\/li><li class=><a href=\"https:\/\/kawaius.com\/company\/awards\/\">Awards<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"max-width:1300px\" id=\"row-1588897635\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-158666923\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1646686664\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/kawaius.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KentaroKawai.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"Kentaro Kawai - Kawai Heritage\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kawaius.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KentaroKawai.jpg 500w, https:\/\/kawaius.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KentaroKawai-374x450.jpg 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1646686664 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1863887602\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h1>Kentaro Kawai<\/h1>\n<p>Kentaro Kawai is the current President of Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd., a leading global manufacturer of pianos and musical instruments. A member of the prestigious Kawai family, Kentaro Kawai draws a prominent family line to the company&#8217;s founder, Koichi Kawai, and stands as the 4th President of the company.<\/p>\n<p>Active at Kawai since 2007, Kentaro Kawai has been instrumental in upholding the company\u2019s tradition of excellence while steering it toward innovation and modernization. Under his leadership, Kawai Piano has continued to produce high-quality acoustic and digital pianos renowned for their superior craftsmanship, technological advancements, and exceptional sound quality.<\/p>\n<p>He has overseen various initiatives to enhance production techniques, integrate cutting-edge technology, and expand the company&#8217;s global reach. His commitment to innovation is evident in the development of hybrid pianos that combine traditional acoustic elements with advanced digital features, catering to a wide range of musicians.<\/p>\n<p>Kentaro Kawai&#8217;s vision extends beyond product development. He is dedicated to fostering a culture of musical appreciation and education, supporting numerous music programs and initiatives worldwide. His leadership reflects a blend of respect for the company&#8217;s storied past and a forward-looking approach to meeting the needs of contemporary musicians.<\/p>\n<p>Through his guidance, Kawai Piano will continue to thrive as a symbol of musical excellence, cherished by pianists and music enthusiasts around the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1827920,"parent":383,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-blank.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1829863","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kawaius.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1829863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kawaius.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kawaius.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kawaius.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kawaius.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1829863"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kawaius.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1829863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2039682,"href":"https:\/\/kawaius.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1829863\/revisions\/2039682"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kawaius.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/383"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kawaius.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1827920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kawaius.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1829863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}