Soundboard
Soundboard features conversations on artistry and craftsmanship between Ben Finane, Editor in Chief at Steinway & Sons, and distinguished pianists, musicians, artists, and creatives. Soundboard seeks out inspiration, hones in on the creative process, parses influences, and attempts to diagnose artistic greatness.
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Soundboard: On Van Cliburn
Steinway Immortal Van Cliburn and legacy of classical music in America
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Soundboard: Kris Bowers
Steinway Artist and Emmy Award–winning composer Kris Bowers takes us inside penning the soundtracks to such projects as GREEN BOOK and BRIDGERTON.
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Soundboard: Mahani Teave
Steinway Artist Mahani Teave hails from Rapa Nui, aka Easter Island. Teave is the first professional concert pianist from Rapa Nui. But after years spent concertizing all over the world, she returned to her island and founded a music school.
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Soundboard: Ann Mincieli
Ann Mincieli is owner and operator of Jungle City Studios in New York City and longtime recording engineer for Alicia Keys. She takes us behind the scenes of a session in her studio.
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Soundboard: Jeanne Golan
Steinway Artist Jeanne Golan takes us inside her latest release on the Steinway & Sons label, ‘It Takes One To Tango.’
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Soundboard: Ray Angry
Steinway Artist Ray Angry takes us on his journey from classical pianist to polymath producer.
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Soundboard: Sandy Jimenez
Comic book artist and writer Sandy Jimenez pens illustrated stories about the South Bronx. He joins Soundboard to discuss his craft.
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Soundboard: John Corigliano
Pulitzer Prize–winning composer and Steinway Artist John Corigliano talks about improvising at the keyboard, his compositional process, and a legacy of teaching.
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Soundboard: Amir Siraj
Young Steinway Artist Amir Siraj is completing a dual degree in astrophysics and piano performance. His research has explored the moon, comets, asteroids, black holes, and, of course, Beethoven.
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Soundboard: Anne-Sophie Mutter
The violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter speaks on arts advocacy, Beethoven, John Williams, and her process behind learning new music.
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Soundboard: Isaac Mizrahi
The fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi sees fashion as telling stories of women’s lives. He discusses the intersection of music and fashion, couture vs. QVC, his new concert series — and becoming himself.
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Soundboard: Eric Whitacre
The Grammy Award–winning composer and conductor discusses how he writes choral music — as well as his influences and technological ventures.
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Soundboard: Lauren Sclafani
Piano Technician and Audio Engineer Lauren Sclafani discusses her craft.
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Soundboard: Lenny Kravitz
Singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist-rockstar-designer Lenny Kravitz talks inspiration for his music and for the Kravitz Grand Limited Edition from Steinway & Sons.
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Soundboard: Kenneth Jones
New York City–based playwright Kenneth Jones discusses his craft — and the streaming premiere of his 2015 play ALABAMA STORY at Oak Ridge Playhouse.
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Soundboard: Drew Magary
Writer, novelist and columnist Drew Magary talks about the twenty-first-century shift in the media landscape and the launch of Defector, a new subscription-only sports blog and media company.
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Soundboard: Christopher Tin
The composer Christopher Tin, on the occasion of his latest release — To Shiver The Sky (Decca Gold) — speaks to keeping your music in listeners’ ears.
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Soundboard: Michael Gallant
The pianist Michael Gallant discusses how he creates solo-piano covers of rock classics.
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Soundboard: Ahmad Jamal
Steinway Artist Ahmad Jamal discusses his influences and approach to music.
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Soundboard: Vera Anselmo
Vera Anselmo, founder and artistic director of The Piano School of New York City, discusses music education for the underserved.
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Soundboard: C. Brian Williams
Step Afrika! founder and executive director C. Brian Williams holds forth on the tradition of stepping, a dance form that uses the body as an instrument.
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Soundboard: Chad Lawson
Composer and Steinway Artist Chad Lawson unpacks his philosophy behind his minimalist aesthetic.
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Soundboard: Ramsey Lewis
Steinway Artist and NEA Jazz Master Ramsey Lewis reveals how he has benefited from remaining open to what could be.
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Soundboard: Anny Hwang
Steinway Artist Anny Hwang talks about making classical music more flexible and getting her Gershwin to groove.
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Soundboard: Peter Bence
Pianist, composer, arranger, and producer Peter Bence discusses his approach to pop covers and composition — and how he built a YouTube following of millions.
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Soundboard: Connie Han
Steinway Artist Connie Han talks jazz influences and the importance of a jazz language we can all comprehend.
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Soundboard: Matt Rollings
Steinway Artist Matt Rollings discusses lessons learned from the many legends he has worked with over the course of his illustrious career as a pianist, composer, arranger and producer.
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Soundboard: Pascal Rogé
Steinway Artist Pascal Rogé reveals why there is always more to say about Claude Debussy.
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Soundboard: Vijay Iyer
Steinway Artist Vijay Iyer talks influence, responsibility, jazz, hip-hop, and the importance of right now.
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Soundboard: Ric'key Pageot
Steinway Artist Ric'key Pageot discusses performing with Madonna — and introduces us to speakeasy-soul / prohibition-funk.
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Soundboard: Stephen Brown
Stephen Brown is an avid crafter and crafty fellow who created Glitterville, which offers handcrafted ornaments for every occasion.
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Soundboard: The 5 Browns
Steinway Artists The 5 Browns are five sibling pianists who are also five Juilliard–trained pianists. They discuss playing together on their latest album, Christmas with The 5 Browns, available on the Steinway & Sons label.
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Soundboard: Mason Bates
Grammy Award–winning composer Mason Bates speaks to the wedding of classical music and electronica.
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Soundboard: Harry Connick, Jr.
Steinway Artist Harry Connick, Jr. takes us inside his new album — True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter — on which he plays piano, sings, orchestrates, arranges and conducts.
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Soundboard: Ralph Alessi
Jazz trumpeter and composer Ralph Alessi talks about the practice of improvisation and the art of jazz.
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Soundboard: Robert Glasper (The Prequel)
Steinway Artist Robert Glasper launched the Soundboard podcast. In honor of the multi–Grammy winning jazz pianist's October takeover at Blue Note New York, we offer a prequel interview with Glasper, live from the Steinway Factory in New York City.
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Soundboard: Jesse Carmichael
Steinway Artist Jesse Carmichael took a year-and-a-half hiatus from the chart-topping pop-rock band Maroon Five to pursue studies in music and the healing arts. During this time, he started a musical side project called 1863. He speaks to Soundboard producer/host Ben Finane about his influences, and writing and performing music.
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Soundboard: Stewart Copeland
If you still think of Stewart Copeland as the progressive drummer for the seminal rock band The Police, that’s so “four operas ago.” His second act as a film composer and performing-arts collaborator has been unfolding for over thirty years. He speaks to Soundboard producer/host Ben Finane about his experiences in and lessons gleaned from orchestral music.
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Soundboard: John O'Conor
Steinway Artist John O'Conor discusses his love for Haydn Sonatas and John Field Nocturnes with Soundboard producer/host Ben Finane at New York City's Steinway Hall.
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Soundboard: David Fung
Steinway Artist David Fung discusses his forthcoming album of Mozart sonatas for the Steinway & Sons label with Soundboard producer/host Ben Finane in New York City.
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Soundboard: Regina Spektor
Steinway Artist Regina Spektor talks about her creative process in advance of her five-concert retrospective on Broadway. The Soviet–born American singer–songwriter spoke to Soundboard producer/host Ben Finane at New York City's Steinway Hall.
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Soundboard: Olga Kern
Steinway Artist Olga Kern, who won the eleventh Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2001, speaks to Soundboard producer/host Ben Finane at New York City's Steinway Hall about her love for the music of Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff.
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Soundboard: Scott Price
Steinway Artist Scott Price is the musical director for Céline Dion, one of the best-selling artists of all time. Price takes us behind-the-scenes of working with the diva superstar.
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Soundboard: Michael Idov
Michael Idov's fortunes as a writer dramatically changed for the better following the publication in 2005 of “Bitter Brew”, an article he penned for Slate.com about his failed business venture to launch a café in New York City.
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Soundboard: Sean Jones
Sean Jones, trumpeter and bandleader for NYO Jazz (Carnegie Hall’s Jazz National Youth Orchestra), talks jazz, race, and music education.
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Soundboard: Simon Mulligan
Steinway Artist Simon Mulligan is the most recorded pianist for the Steinway & Sons Spirio, the world’s finest high resolution player piano. Mulligan discusses his arrangements for the instrument, including songs by Queen, with Soundboard producer and host Ben Finane.
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Soundboard: Moira Lo Bianco
Pianist/composer and Steinway Artist Moira Lo Bianco explores the imaginative possibilities of improvisation across musical genres and styles.
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Soundboard: Tim Berne
Jazz alto saxophonist Tim Berne's latest release — along with guitarist David Torn and percussionist Ches Smith — is SUN OF GOLDFINGER on ECM records. Berne is also the frontman for the jazz quintet Tim Berne’s Snakeoil. He speaks with Soundboard producer and host Ben Finane on finding your groove in improvisation.
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Soundboard: Reid & Sara Farrington
Reid and Sara Farrington are a husband-and-wife, director-and-playwright New York City theater team. Their current work in progress is BrandoCapote, based on Truman Capote’s 1957 New Yorker Magazine profile of Marlon Brando, “The Duke in His Domain.” The play is the Farringtons’ follow-up to the 2017 Drama Desk–nominated “CasablancaBox.” With host Ben Finane, the Farringtons discuss Marlon Brando, Truman Capote, and creating theater from unlikely sources.
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Soundboard: Natasha Paremski
Natasha Paremski discusses tackling Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition and premiering Fred Hersch's Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky — and speaks to the greatness of Sviatoslav Richter.
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