Spirio Residency Program

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For a limited time, the Steinway Spirio Residency Program offers Manhattan School of Music a free opportunity to experience the groundbreaking Spirio | r on campus.

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We are delighted to offer your institution the opportunity to experience Steinway & Sons Spirio | r, the world’s finest high resolution player piano capable of live performance capture and playback. The evolution of the modern piano, Spirio | permits artists to record and listen to performances in streaming, state-of-the-art acoustic high resolution. 

The Spirio Residency is designed for everyone, not just pianists. Throughout the duration of Manhattan School of Music’s free residency, Spirio | r will be available for students, faculty, staff, and visiting artists to experience firsthand. A Steinway Spirio expert will be available to demonstrate the power, beauty, and benefits of this remarkable piano.

 


The Steinway Spirio Residency Program offers a free opportunity for Manhattan School of Music's community to experience the groundbreaking Spirio | r on your campus.

 

Spirio enables realtime remote learning and the opportunity to present or experience masterclasses live, from anywhere in the world. With instant playback and every nuance captured, students can step back from the piano bench and immediately hear how they sound from anywhere in the room or hall. Spirio performances can be broadcast and shared from your institution to other Spirio pianos and institutions and with Spiriocast: high resolution, live broadcast from one Spirio | r to another.

Students and faculty from all disciplines, administrators, and the greater community can interact with Spirio | r to understand how it can provide and enhance opportunities both within and beyond music programs.

 

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Steinway Spirio | r

The World’s finest High Resolution Player Piano

  • First and foremost, Spirio | r is a Steinway & Sons grand piano, the gold standard of musical instruments, crafted with the precision and passion that have defined our company since 1853. It blends legendary craftsmanship with cutting-edge technology, exemplifying the best of Steinway today.
     
  • High resolution record, edit, playback, and file-sharing features enrich rehearsals, lessons, coursework, composition, recording, and performance archiving.
     
  • Built-in MIDI functionality integrates Spirio | r into existing digital workflows and opens the door to discovering new, cutting-edge possibilities.
     
  • An extensive music catalog offers access to a vast library of meticulously recorded pieces, from classical to contemporary, by world-renowned artists, captured with unparalleled precision.
     
  • The latest innovation from Spirio engineers is Spiriocast: live piano broadcasting for remote learning, auditions, concerts, and more. Spiriocast enables high resolution, live transmission from one Spirio | r to another. Your campus community can enjoy world-class live performances from Steinway Artists across the globe, delivered in real time, plus host and/or receive private broadcasts events directly with the other numerous Spirio-owning institutions around the world.

 


‘The Steinway & Sons Spirio is an incredible instrument and tool for musicianship and remote learning.’
—Olga Kern, Spirio Ambassador
 

Spirio Ambassador Olga Kern
Olga Kern performs a live Spiriocast from Steinway Hall in New York City.

 

Spirio & Music Education

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Institutions around the world are using Steinway Spirio to enhance their music education programs. Learn more about the ways schools are tapping the potential of the world’s finest high resolution player piano to revolutionize music education. 

  • Enhance practice sessions with innovative record, edit and playback features.
  • Remote learning and masterclasses.
  • Instant playback and instant feedback of performances.
  • Experience Spiriocast — live piano broadcasting for interactive remote learning and auditions.
  • Visualize complex note playing and pedaling through the Spirio editor app.
  • Edit, save and share lossless high resolution files through cloud-based file management.
  • Convert recordings to MIDI or WAV formats seamlessly.
  • Use the built-in MIDI functionality to integrate Spirio | r into existing digital workflows or to explore new cutting-edge possibilities 
  • Measure players dynamic range and evaluate playback in the context of room acoustics.
  • Access an extensive library of meticulously recorded pieces, from classical to contemporary, by world-renowned artists, captured with unparalleled precision.
  • Explore music interpretations with comparative recording of classic works.

Steinway Artist & Spirio Ambassador Olga Kern performs a live Spiriocast from Steinway Hall in New York City.


See & hear the Piano Evolution — Now On YOur Campus

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