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 — John Paul Jones
Steinway Artist John Paul Jones, live from Big Ears Festival, talks about his influences, his sound, his process and his myriad music projects beyond Led Zeppelin.
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Soundboard — Christian McBride
Jazz bassist Christian McBride, live from Big Ears Festival, talks post-bop, remaining a bass-player-for-hire, bass-on-bass action, preparation, and jazz as democracy. Steinway & Sons is a sponsor of Jazz House Kids.
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Soundboard — Jason Moran
Jazz pianist and Steinway Artist Jason Moran, live from Big Ears Festival, talks hip hop, the next generation, the algorithm, Monk & Duke, visual art, and creative approach.
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Soundboard — Chessbrah
Eric Hansen and Aman Hambleton, aka Chessbrah, talk techno and chess and what makes Magnus Carlsen the GOAT.
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Soundboard — Ádám György
Steinway Artist Ádám György will play his own transcription of the Union of European Football Associations Champions League Anthem at the UEFA Final Saturday June 10 in Istanbul. György joins Soundboard to discuss football and Franz Liszt.
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Soundboard — Alexander Krichel
Steinway Artist Alexander Krichel joins Soundboard to celebrate Steinway Immortal Sergei Rachmaninoff’s 150th birthday.
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Soundboard — Anthony McGill
Anthony McGill is principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic and is the first African American principal of the orchestra since its founding in 1842. McGill takes us behind the scenes at the Philharmonic — and revels at the wonders of chamber music.
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Soundboard — Gerardo Teissonnière
Steinway Artist Gerardo Teisonnière discusses Beethoven's Last Sonatas: Opp. 109, 110 and 111.
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Soundboard — Andrew Rangell
Steinway Artist Andrew Rangell discusses the keyboard music of Johann Sebastian Bach and speaks to his myriad experiences recording Bach's works, including his most recent venture: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II on the Steinway & Sons record label.
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Soundboard: Karen Walwyn
Steinway Artist and composer Dr. Karen Walwyn joins Soundboard to discuss the legacy of Florence Price and why she has committed to recording Price’s complete solo piano repertoire.
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Soundboard — Rufus Wainwright
Steinway Artist singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright is the son of singer-songwriters Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III. He discusses his album Rufus Wainwright and Amsterdam Sinfonietta Live.
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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.
