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 — 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.
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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
C. Brian Williams is founder and executive director of Step Afrika!, the world’s first professional company dedicated to the tradition of stepping, a polyrhythmic percussive 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.
