The U.K. pop star is understood to have given the iconic and hugely valuable instrument away, in a gesture designed to promote world peace.
The piano, which he brought at auction, is valued at almost$3 million and was apparently used to compose a host of Lennon classics, including "Imagine."
A spokesman for Michael commented: "George's deepest wish is to imagine a world of peace, a world without violence."
A total of 33 people died at Virgina Tech in April, after Seung-Hui Cho's killing spree.
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Aug 15, 2009 6:00 pm PDT
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Jul 22, 2008 9:00 am PDT
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Jun 26, 2008 8:00 pm PDT
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Jun 18, 2008 1:00 pm PDT
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