Soundboard
The official Steinway & Sons podcast, Soundboard features conversations on artistry and craftsmanship with distinguished Steinway Artists, musicians, artists, and creatives. Soundboard seeks out inspiration, hones in on the creative process, parses influences, and attempts to diagnose artistic greatness.
Soundboard is produced and hosted by music journalist Ben Finane, Steinway & Sons’ Editor in Chief and Publisher/Editor in Chief of Steinway’s award-winning web magazine Listen: Life with Music & Culture.
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Soundboard — Ray Angry
Steinway Artist Ray Angry discusses 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
The Pulitzer Prize–winning composer discusses improvising at the keyboard, his compositional process, and a legacy of teaching.
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Soundboard — Amir Siraj
Young Steinway Artist Amir Siraj speaks to the intersection of music and astrophysics.
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Soundboard — Anne-Sophie Mutter
The violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter discusses 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 also 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 Eric Whitacre discusses how he writes choral music — as well as his influences and technological ventures.
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Soundboard — Lauren Sclafani
Steinway & Sons piano technician and audio engineer Lauren Sclafani discusses her craft.
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Soundboard — Lenny Kravitz
Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, rockstar and designer Lenny Kravitz reveals the inspiration for his music and for the Kravitz Grand Limited Edition from Steinway & Sons.
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Soundboard — Kenneth Jones
Kenneth Jones, a New York City–based playwright, librettist and lyricist, talks about the craft of writing for the theatre.
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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
American pianist, composer, orchestrator and educator, Steinway Artist Ahmad Jamal discusses his influences and approach to music.