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Carolina Ballet Benefit Piano Sale Event – May 14th – 17th, 2026 @ Ruggero Piano
May 14 @ 9:30 am – May 17 @ 5:30 pm

Dear Carolina Ballet Friends and Neighbors,

For the past decade, Carolina Ballet has had the privilege of performing with world-class pianos, thanks to our exclusive piano provider, Ruggero Piano. Each year, these instruments — along with Ruggero Piano’s entire inventory of new and pre-owned pianos — are made available to the public at preferred institutional pricing to support the Ballet.

This year’s benefit sale includes a large selection of pianos, including grands, baby grands, concert grands, uprights, hybrids, digitals, and player pianos from leading brands such as Yamaha, Bösendorfer, Schimmel, Estonia, Clavinova, Steinway, Kawai, and more. Every piano includes free standard local delivery, tuning and technical services by Ruggero Piano, plus four tickets to a Carolina Ballet performance of your choice. Special financing will be available including 0% APR for up to 24 Months. Appointments are available Thursday through Sunday, May 14-17, at Ruggero Piano: 4720-120 Hargrove Road. Raleigh, NC 27616.

We also invite you to join us for upcoming performances of Celebration of America (April 23–26) and Beauty and the Beast (May 14–17).  Both performances will be accompanied by live music. Visit carolinaballet.com for more information and tickets.

We are grateful for the opportunity to perform with exceptional pianos and hope you’ll take advantage of this unique opportunity. Your purchase will directly support Carolina Ballet and help sustain our commitment to artistic excellence in our community.

Warmly,

Adam Schiffer | Chief Operating Officer

Customer Reviews

I thoroughly enjoyed my experience with the Ruggeros. On my first visit I was shown around the showroom but also immediately taken in back to see their shop and the extensive set of pianos they were working on refurbishing. After a bit of history on an old grand they were rebuilding and some general education on piano we started talking about my interests and background in technology and Mr Ruggero immediately showed me a Trans-acoustic Yamaha. It was astounding and truly piqued my interest but was unfortunately out of my price range. We switched to looking at a few other options based on my budget and interests. After some further discussion they let me enjoy playing different pianos in the showroom to get an additional feel for differences between the brands and levels of pianos they offered. We finally sat down with his Son to discuss what I was looking for and the prices. They said they’d work up some quotes and send them over. Well to my surprise they also sent over a quote for the Trans-acoustic and work with me to get it within a cost range I was willing to pull the trigger on. I now am thoroughly enjoying my new U1 Trans-acoustic and couldn’t be happier with the quality, cost, service and support from the Ruggeros. It truly has been a great experience. - Joe Sewell

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