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 — Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Steinway Artist Jean-Yves Thibaudet discusses the making of his latest album, Carte Blanche on Decca records — and his ultimate goal of making the piano sing.
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Soundboard — Kristhyan Benitez
Steinway Artist Kristhyan Benitez has been nominated for a Latin Grammy for his album Latin American Classics on the Steinway label. He discusses the rich diaspora of Latin American piano music.
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Soundboard — Branford Marsalis
Branford Marsalis takes us inside his Emmy®–nominated score for the History Channel documentary Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre. He discusses the power in music and the cumulative legacy of Red Summer.
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Soundboard — Tiffany Poon
Pianist Tiffany Poon wants to bring humanism back to classical music via YouTube. She discusses the art of video blogging — and expresses her love for Robert and Clara Schumann.
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Soundboard — Khatia Buniatishvili
The pianist Khatia Buniatishvili speaks to the intimacy of performance, finding her own rhythm, and her love for Schubert and Liszt.
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Soundboard — On Alfred Brendel
The composer Daniel Felsenfeld joins Soundboard to speak to the mire of complexities that is ‘The Thinking Pianist’s Man,’ living legend Steinway Artist Alfred Brendel.
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Soundboard — On Van Cliburn
Soundboard Host Ben Finane speaks to the legacy of Van Cliburn and the 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.
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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. She talks tango and collaborating with living composers.
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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.
